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Chapter Leader Reflection: Dufferin-Peel
I distinctly remember when I first heard about The Period Purse; I was driving to work listening to Metro Morning, Jana, our Founder, was being i...
22 April 2021
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter)
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter) This is a question we get asked a lot here at The Period Purse. When people hear our mission ...
10 April 2021
A Menstrual Cup Changed My Life
It was 2002, I was 21 years old flipping through a magazine when I saw an ad for a menstrual cup. A menstrual cup? No more pads and tampons? I neve...
21 February 2021
Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of a "Period Present"
The holidays are looking different this year for all of us. To keep one another safe, many of us will have to spend the season apart. But that&...
29 November 2020
Virtual Learning about Periods
Part of our mission at The Period Purse (TPP) is to reduce the stigma surrounding periods through public education and advocacy. Through educatio...
21 November 2020
Finding New Ways to Deliver Healthy Periods
At The Period Purse, we're striving to provide as many people as possible with safe, healthy periods. Every bag of period products we collect...
20 October 2020
Menstruation Nation for Universities and Colleges
Are you a college or university student passionate about making a difference for people who menstruate in your community? Starting a Menstruation...
9 September 2020
Period Diaries - Volume 1
As adults, it can be easy to forget the visceral feeling of getting your period for the first time. But when the subject comes up, it can brin...
18 August 2020
Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. We believe that health equity is a shared responsibility, and that it will take a collective effort of support, cooperation...
28 June 2020
Why We Work for People Who Menstruate
At the Period Purse, we work to destigmatize menstruation and address period poverty. And part of that work is changing the conversation. We un...
23 June 2020
Chapter Leader Reflection: Dufferin-Peel
22 April 2021
I distinctly remember when I first heard about The Period Purse; I was driving to work listening to Metro Morning, Jana, our Founder, was being interviewed.  When I heard that there were men...
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter)
10 April 2021
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter) This is a question we get asked a lot here at The Period Purse. When people hear our mission "Achieve menstrual equity by providing free...
A Menstrual Cup Changed My Life
21 February 2021
It was 2002, I was 21 years old flipping through a magazine when I saw an ad for a menstrual cup. A menstrual cup? No more pads and tampons? I never liked tampons much, and I hated the pads I used....
Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of a "Period Present"
29 November 2020
The holidays are looking different this year for all of us. To keep one another safe, many of us will have to spend the season apart. But that's all the more reason to give each other thoug...
Virtual Learning about Periods
21 November 2020
Part of our mission at The Period Purse (TPP) is to reduce the stigma surrounding periods through public education and advocacy. Through education, we believe we can erase the stigma surrounding ...
Finding New Ways to Deliver Healthy Periods
20 October 2020
At The Period Purse, we're striving to provide as many people as possible with safe, healthy periods. Every bag of period products we collect equals a healthy period for someone in need. So f...
Menstruation Nation for Universities and Colleges
9 September 2020
Are you a college or university student passionate about making a difference for people who menstruate in your community? Starting a Menstruation Nation (MN) might be for you. A Menstruation Nati...
Period Diaries - Volume 1
18 August 2020
As adults, it can be easy to forget the visceral feeling of getting your period for the first time. But when the subject comes up, it can bring us right back to those memories. It's some...
Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
28 June 2020
Black Lives Matter. We believe that health equity is a shared responsibility, and that it will take a collective effort of support, cooperation and active participation to create real, sustaina...
Why We Work for People Who Menstruate
23 June 2020
At the Period Purse, we work to destigmatize menstruation and address period poverty. And part of that work is changing the conversation. We understand the weight that words carry. It's why...

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