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  • Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

    Elissa Nadworny Clare Lombardo

    May 15, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When a group of middle school girls got tired of having their periods treated as a stigmatized issue, they decided to start their own podcast in order to educate their peers and start a conversation around this natural process. "When I heard we were gonna talk about periods, at first I was disgusted and uncomfortable because that's just how I am," says Kassy Abad. "But once we got to talk about it, and I learned that what happens to me happens to all these other girls, it made me feel more comfortable. It made me feel safe."

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