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Superior-Greenstone District School Board Partnership
Achieve menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, and to reduce the stigma surrounding periods - this has been the mission at The Peri...
4 September 2021
Goodbye Purses
It all started with one purse, helping one person. It was a beautiful thing and it blossomed into something so much bigger than we could imagine.&n...
8 August 2021
Well Red Book Club
Join our Summer 2021 now! At the Period Purse, we want to gather a community of like minded people to discuss topics and themes that matter. Th...
1 July 2021
What is Menstrual Health Day?
Menstrual Health Day (MH Day), celebrated on May 28, brings together organizations, non-profits and individuals worldwide to build awareness on t...
29 May 2021
Chapter Leader Reflection: Dufferin-Peel
I distinctly remember when I first heard about The Period Purse; I was driving to work listening to Metro Morning, Jana, our Founder, was being i...
22 April 2021
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter)
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter) This is a question we get asked a lot here at The Period Purse. When people hear our mission ...
10 April 2021
A Menstrual Cup Changed My Life
It was 2002, I was 21 years old flipping through a magazine when I saw an ad for a menstrual cup. A menstrual cup? No more pads and tampons? I neve...
21 February 2021
Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of a "Period Present"
The holidays are looking different this year for all of us. To keep one another safe, many of us will have to spend the season apart. But that&...
29 November 2020
Virtual Learning about Periods
Part of our mission at The Period Purse (TPP) is to reduce the stigma surrounding periods through public education and advocacy. Through educatio...
21 November 2020
Finding New Ways to Deliver Healthy Periods
At The Period Purse, we're striving to provide as many people as possible with safe, healthy periods. Every bag of period products we collect...
20 October 2020
Superior-Greenstone District School Board Partnership
4 September 2021
Achieve menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, and to reduce the stigma surrounding periods - this has been the mission at The Period Purse (TPP) and we continue to honour it. We ar...
Goodbye Purses
8 August 2021
It all started with one purse, helping one person. It was a beautiful thing and it blossomed into something so much bigger than we could imagine.  A wise person once told me, “the only ...
Well Red Book Club
1 July 2021
Join our Summer 2021 now! At the Period Purse, we want to gather a community of like minded people to discuss topics and themes that matter. This summer, we're launching a book club to brin...
What is Menstrual Health Day?
29 May 2021
Menstrual Health Day (MH Day), celebrated on May 28, brings together organizations, non-profits and individuals worldwide to build awareness on the importance of menstrual health and hygiene. May...
Chapter Leader Reflection: Dufferin-Peel
22 April 2021
I distinctly remember when I first heard about The Period Purse; I was driving to work listening to Metro Morning, Jana, our Founder, was being interviewed.  When I heard that there were men...
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter)
10 April 2021
What is Period Equity? (And Why Does it Matter) This is a question we get asked a lot here at The Period Purse. When people hear our mission "Achieve menstrual equity by providing free...
A Menstrual Cup Changed My Life
21 February 2021
It was 2002, I was 21 years old flipping through a magazine when I saw an ad for a menstrual cup. A menstrual cup? No more pads and tampons? I never liked tampons much, and I hated the pads I used....
Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of a "Period Present"
29 November 2020
The holidays are looking different this year for all of us. To keep one another safe, many of us will have to spend the season apart. But that's all the more reason to give each other thoug...
Virtual Learning about Periods
21 November 2020
Part of our mission at The Period Purse (TPP) is to reduce the stigma surrounding periods through public education and advocacy. Through education, we believe we can erase the stigma surrounding ...
Finding New Ways to Deliver Healthy Periods
20 October 2020
At The Period Purse, we're striving to provide as many people as possible with safe, healthy periods. Every bag of period products we collect equals a healthy period for someone in need. So f...

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