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PERIOD is a global, youth-powered non-profit that is fighting to end period poverty and period stigma through service, education, and advocacy.
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Ready for Menstrual Equity in Massachusetts? I AM, too
Ready for Menstrual Equity in Massachusetts? I AM, too
Imagine the utterly unthinkable — entering a public restroom that doesn’t provide free and accessible toilet paper. Maybe the toilet paper…
Katarina Sousa
Aug 30
Your Period as the 5th Vital Sign: The Importance of Menstrual Education in Ending Stigma
Your Period as the 5th Vital Sign: The Importance of Menstrual Educ...
From our first periods, menstruators have been told that debilitating cramps and intense mood swings are all just a part of living in our…
Anjalie Gowda
Aug 24
What Kind of Woman Am I?
What Kind of Woman Am I?
In some ways, my experience with getting my first period prepared me for being “different” from others for the rest of my life. I was the…
Julie Hill
Jul 27
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Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Systems-level change requires advocacy and coalition-building.
Leisha Toory
May 25
The Movement for Period Equity in South Carolina
The Movement for Period Equity in South Carolina
The personal is political. Few realities better embody this rallying cry of the second-wave feminist movement than the global issue of…
Ella Bassett
May 1
Periods on the Big Screen
Periods on the Big Screen
America’s culture around periods is both shaped and mirrored by depictions that we see in the media. The societal idea of getting a period…
Rachel Glantzberg
Mar 31
The Menstrual Health Needs Assessment: Elevating Your Community with Data
The Menstrual Health Needs Assessment: Elevating Your Community with Data
When data about the needs of women is not collected or considered, those needs go unaddressed.
Jess Strait | FreeFlow with Jess
Mar 28
Mary Kenner: A Story of The Erasure of Black Menstrual Creation
Mary Kenner: A Story of The Erasure of Black Menstrual Creation
Have you ever considered who came up with the pads you use to maintain your menstrual flow? You can thank Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner…
Liz Soyemi
Feb 27
It’s All Ok — PERIOD
It’s All Ok — PERIOD
The odyssey of a young individual grieving over the end of a toxic relationship while trying to live life to it’s fullest. The film deals…
Beatrice Jackson
Jan 25
Things I’ve Felt, Lately
Things I’ve Felt, Lately
As a result of a narrative called life that caused me to feel
Anika Bukkapatnam
Jul 20, 2022
Fighting Period Poverty in Kazakhstan
Fighting Period Poverty in Kazakhstan
My name is Alina Kurusheva and I am a 24 years old foreign exchange student in Europe from Kazakhstan and a menstrual activist. I created a…
Alina Kurusheva
Jul 5, 2022
Advice from a Period Equity Activist: How to Get Free Period Products in your School’s Bathrooms.
Advice from a Period Equity Activist: How to Get Free Period Products in your School’s Bathrooms.
Society has trained us to treat periods as a private matter that is not to be discussed in public. I remember in middle school, asking my…
Amanda Safi
May 25, 2022
Menopause at 16
Menopause at 16
I remember it like it was yesterday. A group of friends and I were happy, 16-year-old teenagers in Greece, free to be on our own. The four…
Biljana Zlatanovic
May 16, 2022
We Must Change the Way We Access Women’s Health
We Must Change the Way We Access Women’s Health
Submitted on behalf of the sponsor of The Rag, Alpha Medical:
Emily Swanigan
Apr 25, 2022
A Thought Essay on Womanhood, Empowerment, and Ending Period Stigma.
A Thought Essay on Womanhood, Empowerment, and Ending Period Stigma.
Submitted on behalf of Her Place and several menstrual equity activists and wellness influencers.
Emily Swanigan
Mar 21, 2022
The Road Towards Menstrual Sustainability in India
The Road Towards Menstrual Sustainability in India
India has an approximate population of 336 million women menstruators, and only a tiny percentage have access to hygienic menstrual…
The Red Padding
Mar 7, 2022
OPINION | It’s time for Congress to act and pass the Menstrual Equity For All Act.
OPINION | It’s time for Congress to act and pass the Menstrual Equity For All Act.
It’s evident: The plight of period poverty is not only a crisis of the “developing world.” It’s also an American one.
Ameer Abdul
Feb 23, 2022
Why Aren’t Black Women Using Menstrual Cups?
Why Aren’t Black Women Using Menstrual Cups?
When I got my period at age 12, I was told I was a woman. Suddenly, I was capable of birth, sex, and temptation. The stories I heard about…
Bri Reddick
Jan 31, 2022
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