Period On your index card write a euphemism

Period On your index card, write a euphemism you’ve heard that refers to MENSTRUATION. On My Red Friend My Monthly

Nurse as Allies: Supporting Menstrual Health & Body Literacy in our Schools Chris Bobel, Ph. D Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies University of Massachusetts Boston

B L O O D Y S C E N AR I O S

The Menstrual Mandate

SSS…

Shame Silence Secrecy

The Culture of Concealment Credit: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro. co. uk

What is your FIRST PERIOD story? M E N S T R U A L S U B J E C T I V I T Y

Early Menstrual Experiences …the gateway to a life of dis/engagement with one’s body

But…What If…?

Menstrual Literacy: Read Your Cycle

Menstrual Literacy: Read Your Cycle

Menstrual Body Literacy Agency

So What Does Menstrual Literacy Look Like?

#getreal menstruation vulva menstrual fluid/blood menstrual materials/ menstrual products

Not all women menstruate. Not only women menstruate

MENSTRUATORS PEOPLE with PERIODS

Cycle Tracking Apps are HOT but…. .

v v v Girls Boys Teachers Parents School Administrators Other Health Professionals HOW CAN WE ENGAGE _____ TO CREATE A MENSTRUAL POSITIVE/BODY POSITIVE CULTURE?

Gallery Walk

Resources Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Book List Fact Sheet Me!

Let’s Brainstorm: How can we promote menstrual literacy? boys School admin parents teachers

Nurse as Allies: Supporting Menstrual Health & Body Literacy in our Schools Chris Bobel, Ph. D Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies University of Massachusetts Boston