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Editorial: People need to talk not around but about periods

Editorial: People need to talk not around but about periods

By The Ithacan • March 1, 2023
Menstruation is viewed as a taboo around the world that stigmatizes people who menstruate and harms their mental and physical health.
Sophomores Nicole Marino and Gianna Folz formed the group Standing Ovulation in August 2016 to fight against the taboos surrounding women’s periods.

Q&A: Ithaca College students seek to stop flow of period stigma

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor • January 31, 2017
Sophomores Gianna Folz and Nicole Marino are working to end the taboo on women's periods and cultivate a more accepting culture of menstruation.
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