Menstrual Hub

Menstrual Hub

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1633 , Segment 5

African Democracies, Second Statue of Liberty, Service Lab Dogs

Episode: African Democracies, Second Statue of Liberty, Service Lab Dogs

  • Jul 1, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 11:27 mins

There are millions of American women who can’t afford the supplies they need to manage their periods. Several years ago, Lynette Medley started delivering pads and tampons discreetly to people in Philadelphia experiencing what’s known as “period poverty.” Now Medley and her daughter have opened what’s believed to be the first crowdfunded menstrual hub in the United States. (Originally aired: March 22nd, 2021)