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The Japan TimesAmid the global space race of the 1960s, Japan had its own quiet revolution: The launch of its first mass-produced disposable menstrual pads. But who were the people behind the societal shift? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencehealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womensissues</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/periodpoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#periodpoverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#menstruation</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a> was an admired HS football coach who also advised a nascent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GayStraightAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GayStraightAlliance</a>. The Minnesota governor & Democratic VP nom wears outdoorsy flannel shirts but also sews his own buttons onto them. He is governor who made <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MenstrualProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MenstrualProducts</a> available at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicSchools</a> &, when *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a>* critics later dubbed him “tampon Tim,” didn’t balk as his supporters quickly reclaimed the moniker as a badge of honor.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EndToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndToxicMasculinity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeriodPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodPoverty</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarrisWalz2024</a>

Pamela Barroway – Biz EditorA simply terrific story by Inky education reporter Melanie Burney focused on my South Jersey neck of the woods. “How a Haddon Heights student helped push legislation mandating period products in N.J. schools” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewJersey</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhillyInquirer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhillyInquirer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodPoverty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodEquity</a><a href="https://www.inquirer.com/education/haddon-heights-period-poverty-free-products-dispensers-aunt-flow-20231222.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inquirer.com/education/haddon-heights-period-poverty-free-products-dispensers-aunt-flow-20231222.html</a>

Bob JamiesonEnd Period Poverty: Make Menstrual Products Freely Available Across the UK As a woman living in the UK, I have personally experienced the financial burden of having to purchase period products every month. It is disheartening to think that many women and girls face similar struggles, unable to afford these essential items. Therefore, I am starting this petition to advocate for menstrual equality <a href="https://chng.it/Wc8vhGJfY2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://chng.it/Wc8vhGJfY2</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#menstruation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeriodPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodPoverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a>

AutisticMumTo3Concerns over price rises for period products despite removal of tampon tax | Tax and spending | The Guardian <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Menstruation</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Periods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Periods</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Tampons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tampons</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SanitaryTowels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SanitaryTowels</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/TamponTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TamponTax</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BrexitBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrexitBenefits</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brexit</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Cadbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cadbury</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunak</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VAT</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/StopTaxingPeriods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopTaxingPeriods</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Petition</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLivingCrisis</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CostOfSurvivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfSurvivingCrisis</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CostOfAPeriodCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfAPeriodCrisis</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PeriodPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodPoverty</a> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/21/treasury-analysing-whether-removal-of-tampon-tax-has-lowered-prices" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/21/treasury-analysing-whether-removal-of-tampon-tax-has-lowered-prices</a>

Mr. NewbergerMy daughter Annabelle Newberger's annual period product drive, The Period Project Yorktown, is driving again to combat <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/periodpoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#periodpoverty</a>. Please consider helping. Last year Annabelle raised $3K worth of products and distributed to several women's shelters around Westchester. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PeriodAwarenessMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeriodAwarenessMonth</a> For more info: IG - @theperiodprojectyorktown

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