*Cut to the Bottom line:* Consider joining the Hypatia's Rags <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure.givelively.org_teams_period-2Dinc_menstrual-2Dhygiene-2Dday-2D2021_hypatia-2Ds-2Drags-23-5F-3D-5F&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=Cy1q_c0KjCzBhUz1kztzWdX2ptgUAQCudVgGqxQYO_0&e= > fundraising team or make a small donation to address period poverty. Also, circulate this report <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mcusercontent.com_29f1178890c5edd62b65fd8b6_files_5273bbfb-2D0ddb-2Dc6fa-2D1e13-2Df67fa2ac54e7_State-5Fof-5Fthe-5FPeriod-5F2021.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=-k2vLUw0G9jDvOQQz6zWcVVtnK-R85gYoZ9vWxm9Tzw&e= > to those who have leverage on your campus to promote free provision of menstrual products to students. TL;DR - further info As some of you know, I work with D-Lab <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__d-2Dlab.mit.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=hm9uOWb9hvNn3OQN4uFQNoHIweRHw_NbxTFb1QPDJ6c&e= > at MIT to design and produce reusable menstrual products through the Society Empowerment Project (SEP) in Kenya: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_kenyasep&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=AKQl40vwhnSJYmlTj4R1zKspbSulXv4-49mi5BDABMc&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_kenyasep_-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZUguIq9NB6QNA-5F7DFtmRKNF3x3SIeXmcPiCjxzHmcDVd76tauk6fYUXoN20hGyd-5FZVphy4I1IPQlPd9IItFRQ4zrdGWQtedgv59ms1qxO6N8P4RnegAjKKeCG-5FaH0JVA0k-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3DkK-2DR&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=yDFrVBtY_uy8XCGe7-X8Yj5d0wbA6DEnANeO95GENcw&e= >. I have attached a photo of some of our co-designed trial products. Period. - the organization behind this fundraiser - has assisted us significantly with this effort by sending menstrual cups to the SEP for free. But period poverty is also a problem in the USA and other "developed" nations and has worsened during the pandemic. Please consider joining this effort. Join our team? <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure.givelively.org_teams_period-2Dinc_menstrual-2Dhygiene-2Dday-2D2021_hypatia-2Ds-2Drags-23-5F-3D-5F&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=Cy1q_c0KjCzBhUz1kztzWdX2ptgUAQCudVgGqxQYO_0&e= > Even small contributions matter (I give monthly). And please spread the word. :) FYI: I named the team "Hypatia's Rags" when I found this quote <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wondersandmarvels.com_2013_02_the-2Dhistory-2Dof-2Dmenstruation.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=DFhtmVfqtE1FluxOaV7iaUbFPXOl58vj3uIayC_dZA8&s=QtcGmVtiTY-C9GWI9-PeT7ZkTfkK8ne-hFFCwJbRZPs&e= > : > In 2008 Sara Read wrote a fascinating article about early modern women’s > menstrual practices. In it she referred to a version of the story told > about the late antique philosopher Hypatia. Hypatia threw her menstrual > cloths – in Jacques Ferrand’s early seventeenth-century version...at an > unwanted suitor, presumably to put him off his idealised image of her by > confronting him with the realities of the female body. Cool, huh? all best, Sally -------------------------------------------------------- NB: I am on sabbatical until September 2021. 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