Abstract
The focus of this project is to explore the ways feminine hygiene products are advertised in both printed and televised form. This project explores the ways feminine hygiene companies portray women while menstruating and uses content analysis as the method of choice. Through a detailed use of feminist theories such as Butler, Mulvey, and Beauvoir, this project addresses both the ways in which bodies are represented as well as myths and taboos of menstruation in advertisements. A discussion of some feminist methods and social action to make these ads less focused on the embarrassment and shame of menstruation concludes the project.
Advisor
Kock, Stacia
Department
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, Charlotte, "Women Bleed. Period: An Exploration of Feminine Hygiene Companies' Print and Commercial Advertisments" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 651.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/651
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Graphic Communications | Women's Studies
Keywords
feminine hygiene companies. feminine hygiene product advertisements.
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2013 Charlotte Shapiro