As everyone who menstruates, or who has ever menstruated, knows, having products available in public bathrooms is a lifesaver. Sometimes your period just shows up unexpectedly, and you forget to be prepared, so you run to the nearest bathroom to sort yourself out.
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People who menstruate should be able to access sanitary products, and if they cannot afford them, they should have access to some—especially in a school. These students decided to protest the fact that their principal refused to install tampon machines in the bathrooms because he believed they would be abused.
Um, how does one abuse the privilege of having access to tampons? Read on to see how these students changed their principal's mind!
A genius (and delicious) form of protest.
This remains the most important question:
Menstrual products are a right.
Maybe they can't afford them?
The principal was probably not a good guy.
An update was provided. It just goes to show that you CAN make a difference.
“After our cookie protest, our principal and the school board are now working to ensure that every girl in our town will have the products they need readily available so no girl misses a day of school. We are very grateful that the school has taken our action seriously and is making a change. Feminine hygiene is not a luxury or a privilege, and not having tampons and pads is a barrier to every girl’s education.Ours is a story of standing up with love and courage for our basic rights. Stand with us and work locally, nationally, and internationally to support the health and rights of all people. Check out Period.org or any of the hundreds of organizations working to ensure equal access to education for all.Your actions can and do make a difference. We know, because ours did. If tampon cookies can spark a revolution, then the possibilities are endless!Signed,The Revolutionary Girls’ Baking Society, baking a difference one bizarre confection at a time.”
