Episode 36 - The Politics of Periods with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

The Heavy Flow Podcast

Today I'm talking to Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, menstrual activist, author of Periods Gone Public and a contributor to Periods: Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth, about the politics of periods.

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What we discussed:

• The New Year's Day moment that ignited Jennifer's passion for menstrual activism
• "The Year of the Period"
• The policy agenda shaping the fight to remove taxes on menstrual products and ensure access across the US, state-by-state
• Period: Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth, a new collection of essays and the first YA book to take on menstruation as a social-political-cultural issue

Connect with Jennifer:

Website Instagram Twitter Periods Gone Public Periods: Twelve Voices Tell The Bloody Truth

Resources mentioned in this episode:

HFP Episode 15 with Kiran Gandhi Rupi Kaur 'period' The Case for Free Tampons Out in the Open - Periods #NoTaxOnTampons

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Music Credit: Julia and Bradley of Home Studios Graphic Design: Rachel Laird