Living Menopause

Lori Beth De Hertogh is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication at James Madison University, USA. Ann E. Green is Professor of English and Writing at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, USA. Cristina Hanganu-Bresch is Professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, USA. Laura R. Micciche is Professor of English and area director of the rhetoric and composition graduate program at the University of Cincinnati, USA. Cathryn Molloy is Professor of Writing Studies in the English department at the University of Delaware, USA. Bryna Siegel Finer is Professor of English and Director of Undergraduate Writing Programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. Jamie White-Farnham is Professor in the Writing Program and serves as Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA.

• Introduction: Living With/And/Through MenopauseChapter 1: My Body/My Mother’s Body: Caregiving During Menopause by Anne E. GreenChapter 2: The Women’s Health Initiative Study: A Rhetorical History by Christina Hanganu-BreschChapter 3: The Grappling is Happening: The Multiple Menopause Discourses of Television by Jamie White-FarnhamChapter 4: “I had NO idea:” Rhetorics of Choice and the Effects of Surgical Menopause by Bryna Siegel FinerChapter 5: Hushed Rhetorics and Menopausal Teachers: “It’s super taboo, let’s be honest” by Laura R. MiccicheChapter 6: “Capitalism Has Gotten Its Hooks into Menopause and Wants to Shake It Until Money Falls Out:” Rhetorical Consequences of Monetizing Menopause by Lori Beth De Hertogh and Cathryn MolloyConclusion: The Future of Menopause