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Q&A: Anita Diamant

How’d you get interested in this?

I’ve written a lot about women’s health issues. I had recently published some essays about women who died in menstrual tents in rural Nepal, and the need for menstrual justice worldwide when Melissa Berton asked if I would be interested in writing this book. Perfect timing.

What is most important for everyone to understand about the danger in stigmatizing periods?

When menstruation is

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