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Blood and Milk: Constructions of Female Bodily Fluids in Western Society

Ros Bramwell PhD Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool, Whelan Building, Liverpool, UK, L69 3GB E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 85-96 | Published online: 21 Oct 2008

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