Toxic Shock: A Social History

Toxic Shock
Cover demonstrating a tampon
Cover demonstrating a tampon
AuthorSharra Louise Vostral
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBiopolitics
Release number
6 out of 22
PublisherNew York University Press
Publication date
27 November 2018
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover) / Digital
Pages229
ISBN978-1-4798-7784-3
OCLC1031956695
Preceded byBiopolitics: An Advanced Introduction 
Followed byPersonalized Medicine: Empowered Patients in the 21st Century? 

Toxic Shock: A Social History is a book about the evolution of pads and tampons, as well as the toxic shock syndrome, written by historian Sharra Louise Vostral and published by New York University Press on 27 November 2018.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Vostral, Sharra Louise (2018-11-27). "5. Health Activism and the Limits of Labeling". Toxic Shock: A Social History. New York City: New York University Press. p. 140. doi:10.18574/nyu/9781479877843.001.0001. ISBN 978-1-4798-7784-3. LCCN 2018012210. OCLC 1031956695. Pursettes blossom out to absorb more fully, more effectively.
  2. ^ Paul, Joseph (2019-03-26). "Pads and tampons have a complicated history – period". Medical Xpress. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  3. ^ Fallas, Rebecca (2019-04-05). "BOOK REVIEW - Toxic Shock: A Social History by Sharra L Vostral" (PDF). British Society for the History of Medicine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

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