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Queens of the Iron Age

On the New Feminist Hygiene Products
Article by Justine Sharrock, Illustrated by Carrie Christian, appeared in issue Fame & Obscurity; filed under: Social commentary; tagged: consumer culture, crafting, domesticity, gender roles, housewives, misogyny, post feminism, second wave, third wave.

When i was 8, my father organized a present for my sisters and me to give my mom for Mother’s Day: a pressure cooker, wrapped up with other fun kitchen items like tea towels, pop-up sponges, spatulas, and an apron. It seemed like a good idea—Mom was the one who was always in the kitchen, and this was the day to celebrate her. But the minute she opened her present, even I knew we had the wrong idea.

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