Good Blood

"Period poverty” is defined as inadequate access to menstrual education and hygiene tools, including sanitary products and washing facilities. This inequity has taken shape under a long shadow of patriarchy and stigma around reproductive health, profoundly affecting BIPOC and non-binary menstruators. While 1 in 5 menstruators in the U.S. regularly miss school or work due to lack of access to appropriate products, there are healthcare and community advocates working for change. Good Blood explores a diverse group of activists and educators dedicated to a transformation in the field of period poverty in the United States. Their fight focuses on four core tenants: awareness, destigmatization, legislative action, and distribution of products. Throughout the country, allies work from every conceivable angle in order to render period poverty an obsolete challenge.