Inspired by The Pad Project’s Oscar-winning documentary Period. End of Sentence., New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent, Anita Diamant, has written a new book, Period. End of Sentence: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice. It’s a collection of essays about periods that explore the cultural roots of menstrual injustice and celebrate a new generation of activists and innovators working to end period poverty and stigma through advertising, art, comedy, and other mediums. The Pad Project’s executive director, Melissa Berton, wrote the foreword for the book, which tells the story of how teen-aged students turned a high school project into an international non-profit organization.

Help us celebrate the launch of this new book by joining an exciting Q&A with Melissa Berton and Anita Diamant and supporting menstruators across the U.S. through our Pads for Schools and Pads for All campaigns! So far, we’ve partnered with a total of 14 U.S.-based organizations in 8 states to distribute over 47,000 individual period products to more than 1,100 menstruators! However, there’s more work to be done, and we need your help to continue fighting period poverty in the U.S. Donate to our U.S.-based initiatives to support menstruators across the country!