Sharra Vostral, “Testing Tampons: Toxic Shock Syndrome, Feminist Advocates, and Absorbency Standards”
Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon UCLA, Los AngelesPart of CSW's Feminism + the Senses Lecture Series RSVP ONLINE: HTTP://WWW.CSW.UCLA.EDU/VOSTRAL During the 1980s in the aftermath of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), the Centers for Disease Control recommended that women use the least absorbent tampons possible, yet manufacturers did not label boxes with reliable information. This talk examines the establishment of the Tampon Task […]