April & sexual assault awareness

*Content Warning: Mention of Sexual Assault and Rape* Although April first signifies April Fool’s Day to many and nothing more, the beginning of April means a lot more to people like me. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (shortened to SAAM) and was officially recognized in 2001, after advocates had been fighting for sexual assault […]

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Bleeding behind bars

Advocacy for equitable access to period products is talked about a lot when it comes to schools, colleges, and government buildings, but what about our prison systems? For a lot of people, including myself before this blog, our knowledge of how women function with their periods in prisons is slim to none. There are nearly […]

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Be your own Valentine

Valentine’s Day has been around since the eighth century. The meaning of Valentine’s Day turned sappy and sweet in the fourteenth century, with its positive association with the courting season and lovebirds (Origins of Valentine’s Day). For the past 700 years, we have celebrated Valentine’s Day as a day of love for a significant other […]

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