Eugenia Tarzibachi presented her research on the connections between traditional narratives of gender and the commercial dissemination and consumption of disposable menstrual products. Drawing on advertisements, first-person accounts, interviews and educational materials, Tarzibachi critically examines the similarities between the United States and Argentina at specific historical conjunctures between 1920 and 1980. Speaker Biography: Eugenia Tarzibachi holds a degree in psychology from the University of Buenos Aires and a postgraduate specialization in education from the University of San Andreas. She was awarded her Ph.D. with honors in 2014 from the University of Buenos Aires. Tarzibachi has also worked with governmental and nongovernmental organizations where she has worked to foster gender equity, particularly in the field of sexual and reproductive health and education. For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7642

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