by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 9, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Menstruation
We’ve mentioned Elizabeth Scharpf’s SHE (Sustainable Health Enterprises) at re:Cycling before. In 2009, Scharpf won the inaugural Harvard Business School Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship for her project helping local women in developing countries...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 29, 2009 | Activism, DIY, Humor, zine
If you’re anywhere near NYC, don’t miss this opportunity to see our friend Chella Quint perform tonight at Bluestockings. She will be reading from Issue #5 of Adventures in Menstruating, her awesome period-powered zine, at 7pm on Tuesday, December 29th, at...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 18, 2009 | Activism, Advertising, DIY, FemCare, Menstruation
*(I really did type “cosmetetical”. Readers under the age of 40 and/or outside the U.S. can find the origin of the term here.) Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College Here’s where exploitation and menstrual activism crash into each other. ...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 15, 2009 | Disposable menstrual products, DIY, FemCare, Humor, Internet, Objects
So I heard there are a couple of big holidays this month that involve elaborate (or not-so-elaborate) decoration of one’s home. Perhaps you’re the crafty sort, and would like to make your own holiday decorations; Tampon Crafts is the web site you’ve...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 13, 2009 | Activism, DIY
Want to wear your menstrual pride on your sleeve – er, across your chest? The NinjaWitch offers several t-shirts that celebrate menstruation. Note: This is not an advertisement or paid endorsement – I just think the shirts are kinda...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 1, 2009 | Activism, DIY, Girls, Menstruation
In Rwanda, Harvard Business School Fellow Elizabeth Scharpf is breaking menstrual silence and challenging female poverty with the Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE) program. SHE helps local women in developing countries “jump-start their own businesses to...
