Are you there, God? What’s a tampon?

Book of the Day recently re-read Judy Blume’s pubescent classic, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. Like 99.9% of awkward, bookwormish pre-teen girls who’ve grown up in the past three decades, I loved this book. It’s one of Time Magazine’s 100 greatest novels, and also one of the American Library Association’s most frequently challenged books.
Turns out they’ve updated the novel to reflect advances in menstrual technology. Margaret now uses “disposable adhesive pads” rather than the slightly frightening “sanitary belt.” (This is really old news, but I hadn’t heard.)
I’m glad they’ve updated it. I remember reading this book and thinking I knew nothing about getting my period because I’d never heard of the belt– and was later relived to find out the sanitary belt was outmoded before I was even born.
So let’s all take a minute to appreciate this book. It’s like the Our Bodies, Ourselves for girls growing up without feminist moms.
via Bookslut.