Menstrual Activist Materials

"Bella Abzug Modeling Tampon Applicator Hat" Made by Jay Critchley, circa 1992. Credit: Chris McCallan, 2009. Environmental activists and artist Jay Critchley http://jaycritchley.com/ was commissioned by Adrienne Scott and Liz Armstrong, Canadian menstrual activists (and authors of the 1992 book Whitewash: exposing the health and environmental dangers of women's sanitary products and disposable diapers : What you can do about it) to create this amazing hat to generate awareness about the tremendous waste produced by single use FemCare products (they also fashioned a menstrual pad costume (with wings!) and wore it during protests). Kudos to the legendary Bella Abzug for agreeing to model it in this photo shoot!

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