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Menstruation Health Week

May 26 - 31, 2025

We've hosted a week of bold conversations, inclusive education, and community action to promote menstrual health and dignity for all. From hands-on workshops to powerful speaker events, we’re creating space to learn, share, and stand up for period equity across northern Minnesota.
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The week may be over, but the movement continues. Find out how you can stay involved.

Why this week matters

KEY Resources:
  • Period Kits MN - Minnesota-based organization providing period kits to those experiencing homelessness and poverty
 
  • Alliance for Period Supplies - Minnesota Fact Sheet - Key statistics on period poverty in Minnesota
 
 
 
 
 
Beltrami County Historical Society and Bemidji Public Library invite you to 
Join us for Menstruation Health Week, a community-powered campaign to break the silence, fight stigma, and advance period dignity for all.
 
Through story-sharing, education, and action, we're creating a more informed and compassionate future, together.

🩸 Why It Matters:
In Minnesota, period poverty remains a persistent and often overlooked crisis. About 1 in 9 menstruating individuals of reproductive age live below the poverty line, and countless others are forced to choose between food and menstrual products. Moreover, this week is about women’s health, advocacy, and simply being unafraid to discuss something that affects half the population.

📚 What We’re Doing:
This week is packed with powerful programs — from author talks and research panels to product drives and community dialogues. Together with our partners, we’re tackling menstrual inequity head-on, highlighting real stories and real solutions.

🤝 How You Can Help:
  • Attend a Menstruation Health Week event
  • Bring period products to a donation site near you
  • Read and share the personal stories of menstrual inequity
  • Advocate for full funding and broader access, because period products are not luxury items.​

Let’s build a Minnesota where no one is held back, shamed, or left behind because of their period.
Menstruation Health Week
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EXHIBIT

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Exhibit photography by Sarah Kuhns; Instagram @sarahkuhnsphotos

Community Stories

Navigating the Seasons of the Cycle:

A feminist inquiry into knowledge, experiences and relationships to menstrual cycles
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Meghan Delgado, Alina Peter, & Laura Witham, St. Catherine's University

Our grantors, sponsors, and partners

Sponsors
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PUBLIC HEALTH

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BEMIDJI PUBLIC LIBRARY

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