Story time
Watch a movie or read a book with someone
Get your blankets and snacks – these are some highly
recommend movies, books, and comics for you to watch or read.
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Rayka Zehtabchi
2018, India
A film in which Indian
women fight the stigma
surrounding menstruation
and begin manufacturing
sanitary pads.
Are You There God?
It’s Me Margaret.
Judy Blume
1970, USA
A novel about a sixth
grade girl who grew
up without religious
affiliation, due to her
parents’ interfaith
marriage.
Revenge of the Red Club
Kim Harrington
2019, USA
A positive and
empowering novel
about the importance of
standing up for what you
believe in.
Growing Up: It’s a
Girl Thing
Mavis Jukes
1998, USA
A series of books
about growing up and
menstruation.
Padman
R. Balki
2018, India
A film inspired by the
life of period poverty
activist Arunachalam
Muruganantham
It’s Only Blood:
Shattering the Taboo of
Menstruation
Anna Dahlqvist
2018, Sweden
A book about how
menstruation is seen
around the world.
My Time
Giulia Gandini
2018, UK
A short film about a
school girl leaking during
her period.
Little Miss P
Ken Koyama
2017, Japan
A comic series about
menstruation
WOMENstruate
Lauren Anders Brown
2019, UK
A documentary following
seven women in Africa as
they discuss menstruation
and menopause.
Menstrupedia Comic
Aditi Gupta
2012, India
A comic book about
menstruation
Let’s do a movie night!
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