Noor was on a flight when she got her first period. She was forced to use toilet paper and doesn't want anyone to have to do the same. Five years later, Noor understands period poverty and reproductive rights restrictions as one part of a system that denies people with reproductive capacity their economic and social rights. When not advocating for menstrual and reproductive equity, she can be found journaling, posting on her baking Instagram, and wrapping gifts.

When Sophia first started her period, she was scared to be seen bringing a pad into the bathroom. Now, she is proud to see sixth graders actively showing gratitude for the products she helped install. Sophia is a passionate, very silly member on our team. She hates tampons, but will always fight for their accessibility. She enjoys her very large dog Kona, traveling, and Public Forum debate. 

Mireya got her first period camping on a school-mandated trip. She made it out of the woods, but she quickly felt both the cultural and societal stigmatization that surrounded menstruation. Born in New Mexico and raised by strong Latinas, they have ingrained in her the fundamentals of community growth and social justice, allowing her to understand the economic, social, and political repercussions of health inequity in the state. Mireya has been actively educating, advocating, and agitating for menstrual and reproductive justice; she believes in the cultural and policy changes that community organizing can generate—that’s why the organization’s mission is so important to her. When Mireya is not working in her community, you can find her scrolling through vintage SNL sketches, listening to music, or running and biking on one of New Mexico’s beautiful trails.

Marly was not feeling particularly thankful when she started her first period on Thanksgiving in eighth grade. Forced to create a makeshift pad that fell apart in minutes, she has come to understand period poverty as a larger issue of reproductive justice, an issue surrounded by stigma and that she is determined to fight for. When she’s not chasing legislators around the roundhouse, she loves climbing mountains, hanging upside down from trees, and discussing her weird book theories.