About The Project
Living a dignified life should be a given in the United States. When people who menstruate cannot manage their own healthcare and well being due to circumstances beyond their control, dignity becomes a luxury they can't afford. The Ky Period Project came into being because the fact that we have to have this conversation is beyond the pale. Feminine hygiene products are expensive, taxed onerously and disqualified from being purchased with SNAP benefits. Kentucky is a state where 76 out of 120 counties does not have an OB-GYN. The need for information and education concerning sexual health and reproduction is epic, yet chronically underfunded and ignored. If a supply of products for one cycle helps one person get through a month with dignity, this project has been a success.
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Ky. has only elected 2 women to Congress throughout history, one in 1927 and one in 1997. Ky. is one of 15 states that have no female representation in Congress.
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24.5% of children under the age of 18 live under the poverty line in the state of Ky. The state is ranked 47th in the nation in this category.
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Almost 20 percent of women in Ky. live in poverty.
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About Me
My name is Dana Adams and I am appalled that we still think periods are icky in the year 2017. I was aware of menstrual inequity around the world but had no idea how prevalent this problem was in the United States. This whispering about our bodies has gotten us nowhere. A person who cannot afford tampons and pads and take care of their body's needs is not to be shamed but to be helped. We are stronger when we lift each other up.
Feminine products are a $2 billion per year industry in the United States.
The United Nations has declared menstrual hygiene a public-health, gender-equality and human rights issue.
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The average woman uses 16,800 tampons and pads over her lifetime.
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On any given day 800 million women and girls are menstruating.
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