by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 16, 2011 | Activism, Celebrities, Girls, Health Care
The Village Voice has declared today, Friday, September 16, ‘Tweet That You Have Had HPV Day’. U.S. readers probably know that on Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann upbraided Texas governor Rick Perry for requiring girls in his state to have the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 14, 2011 | Film, Girls, Menarche
Preparing for class discussions this week about sex education policy in the U.S. found me flipping through the Prelinger Archives, where I found this gem: Molly Grows Up. It’s a menstrual education film apparently intended for girls in about the sixth grade,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 5, 2011 | Activism, Girls, Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products
At re:Cycling, we’re interested in all kinds of menstruation and women’s health issues, all over the world. We have written several times about the need for menstrual pads for girls and women in developing nations, like the Kasissi Project Girls Program...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 12, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
The Kasiisi Project Girls Program is now the first producer of locally manufactured sanitary pads in Uganda. Their M.A.K.A. pads (Menstruation Administration Knowledge Affordability) are made of papyrus. A package of ten sells for 650 shillings — one-third of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 13, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, Philosophy
Check out the new video about the latest developments from Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE). (Previously at re:Cycling — SHE featured in Marie Claire; Girls, Periods, and Missing School II: Breaking the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Girls
Via Virginia at Beauty Schooled, who is celebrating her graduation from Beauty U by republishing selected posts, I found this August 24 article about the trend of spas offering hair removal services to increasingly younger clients – starting at age 8. Wanda...
