How Periods Work
This is how much blood a person loses in an average period.
What is two tablespoons?
“Period poverty” refers to the lack of access to these essential items.
What are period products?
This product looks like a pad but is thinner
What is a (panty) liner?
This Queen ruled England for over 70 years.
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
This invention, now a common period product, was first patented by Dr. Earle Haas in 1931.
What is the tampon?
This hormone helps thicken the lining of the uterus each month.
What is estrogen?
This term describes the movement to make sure that everyone has access to period products.
What is “period equality”?
This menstrual product is shaped like a flat circle and is placed in the canal to hold blood.
What is a menstrual disc?
This Mexican painter is known for her bright colors and self-portraits.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Canadian province was the first to mandate free period products in schools.
What is British Columbia?
Most menstrual cycles last about this long.
What is 28 days?
In many countries, this tax on feminine hygiene products has been a topic of debate in the fight for menstrual equality.
What is The Pink Tax?
This is a disposable menstrual product that sticks to underwear and comes in a variety of sizes and thicknesses.
What is a pad?
This woman won two Nobel Prizes and discovered Radium.
Who is Marie Curie?
How many people lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities?
What is a 500 million people?
This phase of the menstrual cycle occurs when the body sheds the lining of the uterus.
What is the menstrual phase?
This term is often used to describe the taboo nature of talking about periods.
What is “period stigma”?
This reusable menstrual product was invented in the 1930s.
What is the menstrual cup?
This woman was the greatest mathematician and astronomer of her time who lived in Alexandria, Egypt.
Who is Hypatia of Alexandria?
In 2015, this country became the first in the world to make period products available for free in all public spaces.
What is Scotland?