Period. End of Sentence., Anita Diamant
Period. End of Sentence., Anita Diamant
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Period. End of Sentence.
A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice

Author: Anita Diamant, Melissa Berton

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 3 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2021


Synopsis

From beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Anita Diamant comes a timely collection of essays to help inspire period positive activism around the globe.

When Period. End of Sentence. won an Oscar in 2019, the film’s coproducer and executive director of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, told the audience: “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.” Continuing in that revolutionary spirit and building on the momentum of the acclaimed documentary, this book outlines the challenges facing those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions championed by a new generation of body positive activists, innovators and public figures.

Including interviews from people on the frontlines—parents, teachers, medical professionals, and social-justice warriors—Period. End of Sentence. illuminates the many ways that menstrual injustice can limit opportunities, erode self-esteem, and even threaten lives. This powerful examination of the far-ranging and quickly evolving movement for menstrual justice introduces today’s leaders and shows us how we can be part of the change.

Fearless, revolutionary, and fascinating, Period. End of Sentence. is an essential read for anyone interested in empowering women, girls, and others around the world.

To learn more about The Pad Project, go to ThePadProject.org.

About Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels The Boston Girl, The Red Tent, Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown, and Day After Night, and the collection of essays, Pitching My Tent. An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting, and many others, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her website at AnitaDiamant.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maggie

It's about time someone wrote a book about menstruation: its good, bad and ugly sides. Good [not discussed much] - normal transition from girl to woman, celebrated in a few cultures, can/should be cause for solidarity among females. Bad [common] - source of shame, something secret, subject causes emba......more

Goodreads review by Brooke

REVIEW: Period. End of Sentence: A New Chapter in The Fight for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant Thank you so much to @scribner , Anita Diamant, and @netgalley for providing me with a free eARC of PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE: A NEW CHAPTER IN THE FIGHT FOR MENSTRUAL JUSTICE in exchange for an honest r......more

Goodreads review by Zibby

The Red Tent was a book that discussed pride in menstration when menstruation injustice still exists. The author has written another book called "Period" that outlines worldwide challenges that women who menstruate face and offers some solutions that are championed by a new generation of people, inc......more

Goodreads review by Cassidy

Um, WOW. I’m going to buy 1,000 copies of this book and hand it out to every person I talk to for the next year. Ok probably not. But THAT is how amazing and important it is. Diamant exposes everything from societal period shame to period product inequities, period ritual histories, period power, and......more