Period power : a manifesto for the menstrual movement / Nadya Okamoto.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534430211
- 1534430210
- 9781534430204
- 1534430202
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 612.662 O41 | Available | 33111009727377 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed--and how to engage in youth activism.
Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They're taboo. They're embarrassing. They're gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more.
Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index.
"This is a book about gender equality in the United States and how to engage in activism to get there"-- Provided by publisher.
"PERIOD founder and Harvard student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation. Throughout history, periods have been taboo. They're 'embarrassing'. They're 'gross'. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex-ed program, they are misunderstood. And because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from a seat at the decision-making table, which leads to discrimination like the tampon tax and medications that favor male biology. Period Power explains who is hurt most by the status quo and gives us a strategy to prompt conversation and promote gender equality. Now."--Jacket.
For ages 12 and up; grades 9-12.
The bloody truth -- The status quo -- Period products -- The history of the period stigma (in the US) -- Period poverty -- Period policy -- Menstruation in the media -- The fight from all sides -- Take action.