Period. End of Sentence.
A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice
1st Edition
Published on 25. May 2021
192 pages
978-1-9821-4430-2 (ISBN)
Description
From beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Anita Diamant comes a timely collection of essays to help inspire period positive activism around the globe.
When Period. End of Sentence. won an Oscar in 2019, the film's coproducer and executive director of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, told the audience: "A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education." Continuing in that revolutionary spirit and building on the momentum of the acclaimed documentary, this book outlines the challenges facing those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions championed by a new generation of body positive activists, innovators and public figures.
Including interviews from people on the frontlines?parents, teachers, medical professionals, and social-justice warriors?Period. End of Sentence. illuminates the many ways that menstrual injustice can limit opportunities, erode self-esteem, and even threaten lives. This powerful examination of the far-ranging and quickly evolving movement for menstrual justice introduces today's leaders and shows us how we can be part of the change.
Fearless, revolutionary, and fascinating, Period. End of Sentence. is an essential read for anyone interested in empowering women, girls, and others around the world.
To learn more about The Pad Project, go to ThePadProject.org.
When Period. End of Sentence. won an Oscar in 2019, the film's coproducer and executive director of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, told the audience: "A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education." Continuing in that revolutionary spirit and building on the momentum of the acclaimed documentary, this book outlines the challenges facing those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions championed by a new generation of body positive activists, innovators and public figures.
Including interviews from people on the frontlines?parents, teachers, medical professionals, and social-justice warriors?Period. End of Sentence. illuminates the many ways that menstrual injustice can limit opportunities, erode self-esteem, and even threaten lives. This powerful examination of the far-ranging and quickly evolving movement for menstrual justice introduces today's leaders and shows us how we can be part of the change.
Fearless, revolutionary, and fascinating, Period. End of Sentence. is an essential read for anyone interested in empowering women, girls, and others around the world.
To learn more about The Pad Project, go to ThePadProject.org.
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Anita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels The Boston Girl, The Red Tent, Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown, and Day After Night, and the collection of essays, Pitching My Tent. An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting, and many others, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her website at AnitaDiamant.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- A Word, First
- Introduction
- Part One
- 1. The Curse
- 2. Shame
- 3. Shamelessness: The Changing of the Guard
- Part Two
- 4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
- 5. Indigenous Wisdoms
- 6. New Traditions
- Part Three
- 7. The Struggle
- 8. Period Poverty and the Tampon Tax
- 9. Menstruating at Work
- 10. Dignity
- Part Four
- 11. Menstruation Goes Public
- 12. 'Men'-struation
- 13. The Menstruation Business
- 14. Period.org
- Part Five
- 15. Seeing Red
- 16. The Takeaway
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Reading Group Guide
- About the Author
- Glossary
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
