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title: Suffolk Journal reports on Menstrual Equity Summit
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Suffolk Journal reports on Menstrual Equity Summit

By Zoe Toperosky • Suffolk Journal • February 4, 2025

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The summit featured a keynote address, panels and workshops, a slam poetry performance, and tabling by local non-profits and menstrual product companies. Suffolk Journal reporter Zoe Toperosky writes, "The climate that was created at the summit around periods shifted from the everyday whispered tones to proud conversations around period stories and scientifically accurate language. The goal of the summit was to bring together people who bleed and expand the education on menstruation that is often overlooked."

[Read the full article ](https://thesuffolkjournal.com/46517/news/suffolk-hosts-menstrual-equity-summit-highlighting-inequalities-in-healthcare/)

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