Menstrual blood as a weapon of resistance

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 535-556

  O'Keefe, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Feminism; Ireland; Menstruation; Political prisoner; Republican; Resistance; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249178840     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740600945123     Document Type: Article

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