SD: What is the most important thing you have
learned from your work with Support The
Girls?
DM: Never make assumptions about somebody
else’s background. I have met people with
professional careers, who have had amazing
backstories in their own right. But for some
reason, they just need these basic critical care
products of bras and menstrual products and that
is all that I need to know.
I’m doing the best I can to learn about menstrual
equity. I have been asked to present at national
conferences where I need to know my topic
well. The irony is that I’m speaking in front of
nurses and health professionals and any of them
could get up and talk about it better than me.
I’m not a doctor. I’m not a social worker. I’m not
a reproductive health specialist. I’m literally just
a suburban, working mom who is talking about
bras that equate to dignity. If I can do that, if I can
break down taboos one conversation at a time, it
will help normalize menstruation.
HOW TO DONATE
How do I donate bras or
feminine hygiene products?
Mail them to:
Support the Girls
Attn: Dana Marlowe
P.O. Box 2736
Wheaton, Maryland 20915
Contact Dana:
[email protected]