Menstrual Equity Act is a great start, but we must do more

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Menstrual Equity Act is a great start, but we must do more

Amaia is a 17-year-old student whose family moved to Hartford from Puerto Rico two years ago. When she started school, she worried about not having books and supplies. Her family needed money for food and to live in the apartment. When her period came, she had no money to buy Maxi pads and didn’t even know how or where to buy them. She missed a lot of school. Embarrassed, Amaia felt students laughing at her. Amaia wanted an everyday school life.…