Peitho: Journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric
Peitho is the peer-reviewed journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition.
Published quarterly, Peitho seeks to encourage, advance, and publish original research in the history of rhetoric and composition. We invite article-length submissions on a wide range of topics related to feminist theories and gendered practices. We also invite shorter submissions for “Recoveries and Reconsiderations,” an annual forum for sharing innovative perspectives on existing feminist work, as well an incubator for new feminist research projects.
Volume 27, Number 4: Summer 2025
About this Issue
PDFEditor: Rebecca Dingo and Clancy Ratliff
Associate Editor: Jennifer Nish
Editorial Assistants: Rachel Smith, Jade Onn
Web Coordinator: Hannah Taylor
Cover Art: At the top is a black bar with the following text in a serif font: “Summer 2025,” “Peitho,” and “Vol. 27.4.” Underneath that are the words “Menstrual Rhetorics” in a large handwriting font (white with light turquoise offset), and under that, “and Girlhood Culture” in a light orange font. On the right side of the image is an assemblage of red flowers on a menstrual pad. On the left side, a circle with two dark coral drops in the middle and a # sign at the top of the circle. Toward the bottom of the image is a calendar with drops on specific dates indicating a menstrual period. At the bottom of the image are the words “PERIOD power,” and “Talking periods for and with all bodies that menstruate.”
Introduction
Introduction: Menstrual Rhetorics and Girlhood Culture
Jen Almjeld and Sarah Hagelin
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.01
Articles and Poems
Triggering Affirmations: Trans* Adolescents’ Experiences with Menstruation and Gender Identity Construction
Lindsay Toman and and R Hunsicker
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.02
21 to 35
Molly McConnell
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.03
“Becoming a woman, a complete woman, takes time.”: Menstruation Manuals for Girls as Material-Discursive Apparatuses
Hannah Taylor and Melissa Stone
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.04
Embodied Expertise through Activist Toolkits
Risa Applegarth
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.05
“Everyone in Gaza is disabled:” Childhood, Menstrual Justice, and Disablement in Palestine
LA EL
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.06
Red Monsters and Mythic Villains: Redefining Menstruation and Girlhood in Carrie and Turning Red
Olivia McDuffie
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.07
Period Talk: Working Back to Menstrual Girlhood through Rookie Mag
Kelsey Hawkins
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.08
From Gen X to Gen Alpha: Girls’ Perspectives on Periods in Popular Media
Sarah Symonds LeBlanc and Kate White
DOI: 10.37514/PEI-J.2025.27.4.09
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