Womenarche(NaN)
An insight into the menarche and menstrual experience of girls and women in isolated areas of Australia
The thirteen-minute documentary film contains a series of interviews where girls and women aged 10-27 discuss the 'girl to woman' experience alongside their beliefs, perceptions and experiences of menarche, adolescence and the menstrual experience.
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The thirteen-minute documentary film contains a series of interviews where girls and women aged 10-27 discuss the 'girl to woman' experience alongside their beliefs, perceptions and experiences of menarche, adolescence and the menstrual experience.
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An insight into the menarche and menstrual experience of girls and women in isolated areas of Australia
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