shownotes S1E5: Women's Work? Menstruation and Gendered Labour

Visualising Menstruation is written, hosted, edited and produced by Dr Bee Hughes.

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Artists, Artworks and Resources

Eleanor Antin – Carving: A Traditional Sculpture - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/487468

Arpilleras - https://molaa.org/arpilleras-online

Lutz Bacher - https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/artist/lutz-bacher-3397

Catherine Bell – Making a Baby https://vimeo.com/1199656227

Ingrid Berthon-Moine - https://www.ingridberthonmoine.com/

Carina Úbeda Chacana – Paños - https://www.drawfolio.com/es/portfolios/karinaubeda/panos

Lee Bul - https://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/lee-bul

Bee Hughes’s Cycles - https://www.beehughes.co.uk/selectedworks/

Casey Jenkins - https://casey-jenkins.com/

Phoebe Ching Yin Man - https://www.cyman.net/

Eadward Muybridge – A Horse in Motion - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/700109

Elspeth Owen - Menopause Pot - https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1459761/menopause-pot-pot-elspeth-owen/

Su Richardson - Hot Flush Mask - https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp168186/su-richardson

Carolee Schneemann – Interior Scroll - https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/schneemann-interior-scroll-p13282

Helena Walsh - https://www.helenawalsh.com/index.html

Jane Woollatt - https://janewoollatt.com/

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Bee HughesJuly 31, 2026