The power of days : a story of resilience, dignity, and the fight for women's equity
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Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc, [2023].
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Central - Adult Nonfiction - NEW
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Published
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc, [2023].
Format
Book
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338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"Every month, millions of girls and women around the world miss school and work during their periods because they don’t have access to menstrual products such as pads or tampons. In 2008, Celeste Mergens was working with an overcrowded orphanage on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, when she learned that menstruating girls there sat on cardboard in their rooms for several days each month. This set into motion a seemingly simple idea—combining a washable, long-lasting pad with taboo-breaking health education—that became a catalyst for an unlikely global movement for equity. By creating opportunities and inclusive invitations for others to join, that movement grew to become the award-winning nonprofit Days for Girls. In this book, Mergens offers insight into what allowed her to face every obstacle with a positive mindset, determination, and humility. The challenges Mergens faced and the lessons she learned, personally and professionally, and the triumphs and resourcefulness of leaders all over the globe are illuminating to all who wish to make a difference and create a more equitable world."--,Amazon.com.
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LC Subjects
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
Menstruation -- Political aspects -- Developing countries.
Menstruation -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
Mergens, Celeste.
Sex discrimination against women -- Developing countries.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Teenage girls -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries.
Women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Women human rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Menstruation -- Political aspects -- Developing countries.
Menstruation -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
Mergens, Celeste.
Sex discrimination against women -- Developing countries.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Teenage girls -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries.
Women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Women human rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mergens, C. (2023). The power of days: a story of resilience, dignity, and the fight for women's equity . BenBella Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mergens, Celeste. 2023. The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women's Equity. BenBella Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mergens, Celeste. The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women's Equity BenBella Books, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mergens, Celeste. The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women's Equity BenBella Books, Inc, 2023.
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