by Editor | Sep 5, 2017 | FemCare, Politics
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney is the third recipient of the Making Menstruation Matter Award in recognition for her tireless advocacy of federal legislation on behalf of women’s reproductive health, especially her sponsorship of the Robin Danielson Feminine...
by Editor | May 21, 2017 | Activism, FemCare, Politics
Guest Post by Sarada Tangirala When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Rally in Washington for Safe Feminine Care Products Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) is hosting a rally at the nation’s capital to raise awareness of the need for safe feminine care products. Representative...
by Laura Wershler | Jan 30, 2016 | Activism, FemCare, Politics
As U.S. advocacy to end the “tampon tax” on all feminine hygiene products continues, Democratic politicians, including President Obama, dialled up the media conversation about the issue as 2016 got underway. Here’s a January timeline: Jan. 5, 2016,...
by David Linton | Apr 6, 2015 | Activism, Health Care, Media, Menstruation, Politics
It seems that Canadian menstrual activists are way out ahead of those in the US with a drive to eliminate sales taxes on menstrual products. I understand that this issue has come up previously at the Provincial level in Manitoba and British Columbia, but this is a...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Oct 20, 2014 | Activism, Humor, Media, Politics, Television
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive For those who have yet to see, the College Republican National Committee has a new advertisement out that is intended to reach women, particularly younger women, to...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 15, 2014 | Activism, DIY, Health Care, History, Menstruation, Politics, Pregnancy, Reproduction
Last week, Loretta Ross, the pioneering women’s health activist, came to Boston for a public lecture. Ross will keynote at our upcoming “Menstrual Health and Reproductive Justice: Human Rights Across the Lifespan” (What? You didn’t hear?). Hearing...
