{"id":10396,"date":"2019-04-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10396"},"modified":"2019-04-13T11:24:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:24:44","slug":"o-is-for-nadya-okamoto-period-power-ya-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10396","title":{"rendered":"O is for Nadya Okamoto & PERIOD POWER (YA book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Subtitled “A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement,” this informational book seeks to start conversations and remove taboos surrounding a natural body function for half the world’s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look into the history of period products, the mid-20th century educational pamphlets created by their manufacturers, and modern alternatives to their current contribution to plastics pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you ever think about the difficulties experienced by homeless persons during their periods? Of school-age menstruators whose families can’t afford period products? Of trans persons who are reminded monthly of a gender identity that is not their own?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okamoto’s quest to destigmatize menstruation myths and misunderstandings led her to start period.org<\/a> in high school, and today the Harvard student continues to advocate through this largest youth-run NGO in women’s health – you can, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donate period products at your next food drive or service project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose personal period product options that are less-polluting and fight against the “tampon tax<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep conversations open so women and men can normalize this fact of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s your next step?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Period Power: a Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement \/ Nadya Okamoto, illustrated by Rebecca Elfast. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. [author Twitter<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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