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I Support The Girls: This Organization Reminds Us That ‘Periods Don’t Stop For Pandemics’
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... via Global Citizen on YouTube
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The Alliance For Period Supplies Helps Make Menstruation More Manageable
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... today!
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Black Woman-Owned "The Honey Pot" Attacked Online: Let's Talk About Intersectional Feminism ...
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The CROWN Act Takes 3 More Victories — Here's What It Is & Why It's Important
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Scotland Will Be The First Country To Offer Free Period Products
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(Feminism)
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Scotland passed a bill on Tuesday, February 25 that will ensure free tampons and pads in public places. This will make period products available to all who need them — and they’re the first country ...
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Created on 27 February 2020
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Delhi Women Host “Period Fest” to End the Stigma Against Menstruation
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On February 27, New Delhi, India hosted another Period Fest with the goal to remove the stigma of menstruation. More than 300 people attended and signed a pledge to reject the myth that women are impure ...
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Created on 24 February 2020
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Tenn. Lawmaker Worried Women Will Buy ALL Of The Tampons On Tax-Free Weekend
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(Feminism)
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According to the law in many states, tampons and pads are a luxury. Not a necessity like you know, toilet paper, toothpaste, bandages, oh, and Viagra. Let it be known that what is and isn’t taxed differs ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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Kotex New Ads To Depict Period Blood As It Really Is: Red
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(Feminism)
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... that accurately depicts menstruation blood is not just a step, but a leap forward in destigmatizing periods.
Other companies in the past have tried to do what Kotex is doing now—depict menstrual blood ...
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Created on 18 February 2020
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Natalie Portman’s Cape and 9 Other Feminist Moments We Loved From The 92nd Academy Awards
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(Entertainment)
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... a film about a woman who developed a means to create accessible hygiene products and remove the stigma around menstruation in rural India, won the award. We are beyond thankful that documentaries like ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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8 Herbs You Need For Relief For Each Phase Of Your Period
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(Living)
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... enjoy cold.
Phase One: Menstruation Clearing and moving are key to fully shedding the uterine lining to make way for a new cycle. Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) which is believed to aid the liver ...
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Created on 28 January 2020
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This Chilean Song Became An International Feminist Anthem
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(Feminism)
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A protest song about rape culture, victim shaming, and femicide in Chile has become an anthem for feminists worldwide. It’s called “A Rapist In Your Way” — in Spanish, “Un violador en tu camino.” It ...
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Created on 17 December 2019
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Nike Unveils New Modest Swimwear Line
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On Tuesday, Nike announced they will be releasing The Nike Victory Swim Collection-- a line of swimsuits catering to modest women, particularly those in the Muslim community.
The line will include ...
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Created on 13 December 2019
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The Best Films From The Reel Sisters Of The Diaspora Festival — And Where to Watch Them
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(Movies)
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... daydreamed about: banding together with your peers and destigmatizing menstruation in your workplace. For as long as I can remember, pads were passed along to me discreetly, hidden in pouches or the sleeve ...
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Created on 12 December 2019
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Women Are Still Being Forced Into Menstruation Huts In This Part Of Nepal
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(Feminism)
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A recent study published in the journal Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters has found that nearly 8 out of 10 women in mid-Western Nepal still sleep in designated “menstruation huts,” despite the ...
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Created on 12 December 2019
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The Repackaging of Always Pads Has Apparently Upset Some Transphobic “Feminists”
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(Feminism)
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... it’s probably important to point out the fact that this new packaging isn’t trans* friendly. Just a reminder that Menstruation does not equal Female. Maybe rethink this new look. pic.twitter.com/1Fp8bdB6qY ...
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Created on 25 October 2019
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Week Of Women: September 13-19, 2019
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(Entertainment)
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... September 19 on BET+.
MUSIC/PODCASTS
The Practice of Love by Jenny Hval
You might know Hval from her vampire- and menstruation-inspired Blood Bitch, but her new album—all about love—is completely ...
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Created on 12 September 2019
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Jenny Hval's New Album Is An Exploration Of Lov
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JENNY HVAL The Practice of Love (Sacred Bones)
Fans of Jenny Hval’s vampire- and menstruation-inspired Blood Bitch may be surprised that her latest release is a trance-music exploration of love. ...
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Created on 12 September 2019
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“The Plastic Age We’re Living In”: Artist Portia Munson on Her Environmentalist Art & the Power of the Color Pink
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... images, often looking like winged creatures—birds, bats, angels, or butterflies. The process of making images and displaying them was a rebellion against the idea of menstrual blood and menstruation as ...
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Created on 12 July 2019
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It’s About Bloody Time: First U.S. Town to Publicly Provide Menstruation Products
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(Feminism)
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... continue on for many years after. Those five-word conversations, repeated as monotonously as rubbing one’s eyes in the morning, carry a deep shame for menstruation, as if the affectionately labeled “Shark ...
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Created on 13 June 2019
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How To Have Your First Zero Waste Period
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(Sponsored)
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Periods. They’re a fact of life. Every month, for about a week, uterus-having folks deal with what Cher Horowitz iconically termed “the crimson wave” - an outpouring of blood that’s been taboo for ...
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Created on 17 May 2019
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Maine Republican Politician Voted Against Free Menstrual Supplies in Prisons Because “It’s Not a Country Club”
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(Feminism)
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In the Maine state legislature, state representative Richard Pickett of Dixfield (take a moment to consider how fitting the name is) just voted against a measure that would have provided free menstrual ...
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Created on 20 March 2019