Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy Lucy Bellwood and his Squire

and his Squire

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child molestation

shadowy silhouettes are wonderfully (and unforgettably) nightmarish

with its own symbols employed

Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy Lucy Bellwood and his SquireBy Liv Strmquist. Published by Virago Fantagraphics. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W and Colour, 2018. In her best selling book, internationally acclaimed cartoonist Strmquist riffs on the outrageous history of menstruation and half the population's genitalia. From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky