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Let’s Talk About The Birth Control Pill 
May 26th, 2022
Imagine: a 14 year old girl sitting on the exam table at the OB/GYN for the first time, scared out of her mind because she has had some horrific and period symptoms ranging from heavy bleeding to debilitating cramping. This young teenager is asked to list her symptoms to the doctor and is ‘comforted’ as…
We Deserve Better
March 21st, 2020
I dreaded the day I would “officially become a woman”. It turned out to be my 13th birthday. Walking around the showground stable, the smells of fresh wood shavings, crisp fall air and clean leather filled the air. I felt a piercing in my lower stomach and the beginnings of a heat flash. I quickly…
What Every Girl Should REALLY Know
May 28th, 2019
In 1916, Margaret Sanger published What Every Girl Should Know, which addressed young women about their femininity and fertility. This book promotes a culture of “use”, where our bodies become mere instruments to be manipulated for whatever outcome we desire while masquerading under the banner of liberation and freedom. That book title made me think.…