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Meet Bronte, Our Summer Intern!
Eastern Washington University’s student newspaper reported that over 40% of the feminine hygiene machines were broken on their campus, and it reminded me of an experience I had with feminine hygiene...
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My First Period All Over Again…
On one of the first Fridays after starting my internship, I was working at the GladRags HQ when I started my period. It came as a surprise because I hadn’t had a period in about six months because of...
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The GladRags Team: Meet Meagan!
Hey, ladies and gentlemen! My name is Meagan and I’m the person you’ll reach if you want to gab about sustainable menstrual products! Before you entrust me with your personal questions or general...
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Period Pieces: Middle School Myths
Welcome to Period Pieces, our journey through the bizarre and beautiful cultural history of menstruation. Inspired by #throwbackthursday, we serve up our favorite ads, images, and factoids about...
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You’re on your WHAT?!
We have mixed feelings about using phrases like “on the rag” to indicate that you’re menstruating. For one, euphemisms help hide what you’re really talking about, and that can serve to reinforce the...
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Tales from the Womb
In preparation for Halloween, we asked our fans on Facebook to share their spooooookiest period-related story. Here are a few of our favorites: “I used to wear tampons until one time I was at the...
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Our 5 Favorite Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween is just around the corner! If you’re still looking for the perfect costume, fear not: we’ve collected our top five favorite period themed costumes here for your inspiration… 1. Feminine...
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6+ Things You Always Wanted to Know about Period Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)
On Thursday, we co-hosted a Twitter party with sexperts Heather Corinna of Scarleteen and Erika Moen of Oh Joy Sex Toy. Our highly informative (and frequently laugh-out-loud funny) #SexPeriod chat...
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How I Scarred a Kenyan Village – A Period Story
The gorgeous sunlight soon hid behind dark, looming clouds. The Kenyan nurse kept looking nervously at the darkening sky and then shooting me shaky smiles, trying to tell me in very broken English...
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Dads and Periods: Your Stories
I’m pretty sure my dad and I never talked about periods. Like, ever. We still don’t (and I’m okay with that), although we did take this photo with Cuterus together a few years back at a GladRags party!...
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