The future of periods; a granddaughter updates her grandmother’s classic article from Ms. magazine’s very first issue; two NYC teens are fighting for access to period products for their fellow students.
Today at Ms. | May 28, 2020
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‘Period Futures’ Sparks Curiosity and Conversation Around Future of Periods
BY CORINNE AHRENS | Meet Period Futures—an initiative working at the intersection of design thinking and gender equity to tackle access, affordability, sustainability, education and stigma in the menstrual health industry.
BY DR. ESTELLE RAMEY & JESSICA STENDER | In honor of Menstrual Equity Day, we've republished a classic piece by Dr. Estelle Ramey, published in our first issue in 1972, now with a new intro—written by Ramey’s granddaughter, Jessica Stender.
Queens Teens Get School Meal Hubs to Pass Out Period Products
BY VIRGINIA BREEN | Two juniors at Astoria High School have convinced the New York Department of Education to distribute menstrual products at school food-distribution sites during the coronavirus crisis.
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