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Farewell (sort of) to the blog!
2021 Benefit Report
January Sales Support The Bridge Collective
Who Is Hazel?
A Chat with Eva from The Kwek Society
A Thank You to Period Kit Sponsors
Period Kits for Native Students
Revisiting Moon Rituals
What Exactly Is A 'Heavy Flow'?
How To Make A Sustainable Kit for Out and About
Cloth Pads for Afghan Refugees
Period Products: A Round-Up
Sponsoring Period Supplies For BIPOC and Low-Income Youth
Plastic Free Swaps for Personal Care
July Sales Support 5 Gyres
Name This New Print & Win!
PERIOD HACKS
Rainbow Connection Supports The Trevor Project
Who Is Felisa?
What To Know About Cleaning With Hydrogen Peroxide
Pedal Power Supports Black Girls Do Bike, Portland
Leave No Trace, Period.
Sapporo - Behind The Name
One Tree Planted Per Purchase For Earth Month
2020 Benefit Report
A Day In The Life Of Reusables
GladRags Gives Back to Raphael House
5 Unexpected Reasons I Fell In Love With My Menstrual Cup
Giving Back in February
It's Funky, But Not In a Fun Way
Giving Back in January
PHEW
Cups and Cloth Pads
Who is she: Wangari Muta Maathai
You Take Care
How You Helped
Plastic Free July, And Beyond
Pay What You Can & Pay It Forward
Sometimes Single-Use Makes Sense
Why We Won't Make That
What Is A B Corp And Why Do I Care
2019 Benefit Report
The Other 'P'
Coming soon to a pad near you...
Menstrual Cup Sizing Tips That Don’t Fit on the Box
Longest Flight. Heaviest Period.
Eat, Drink, And B Corp
What The Actual F*** Is Perimenopause?
Ask a Menstrual Cup Expert: Can my cup get stuck inside of me?
May All Periods Be Positive: Hosting a Period Positivity Workshop
Ask a Menstrual Cup Expert: What to do if your menstrual cup is hard to reach
My First Year As A Mom To A New Menstruator
Ask a Menstrual Cup Expert: Seals & Suction
Who is she: Maria Sibylla Merian
2018 Benefit Report
The Ick Factor
Q&A With Qeanu from Rawganique
February Fundraiser: your purchase saves lives!
Can Teens Use Menstrual Cups?
Your Vagina Questions, Answered
Period Cravings: Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
Say Hello to XO Flo Mini!
First Periods Chat with Hallie from Lunar Wild
Period Cravings: Berry Momos!
How Many Cloth Pads Do I Need?
Wash Your Cloth Pads in 3 Easy Steps
100% Cotton, 0% Nonsense
Zero Waste Teatime
Can Salve Help My Cramps?
Tell Us How You REALLY Feel...
Zero-Waste Chat with Allie of Bring Your Own
The Two Best Folds for XO Flo
2017 - Year in Review!
GladRags Gift Picks
Can I Use a Menstrual Cup If...
Period Cravings: Pumpkin Spice Granola
The Economics of Cloth Pads
How to Keep Your Cloth Pads Stain-Free
Introducing XO Flo Mini
In Morocco with PERIOD Activists
Period Cravings: The BEST Breakfast Cookies
XO Flo: the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
On Campus with Cloth Pads and Menstrual Cups
Zen and the Art of Menstrual Cups
Dog Days of Summer Giveaway!
Period Positivity Starts Here
Why XO Flo Beats Tampons Every Time
Period Cravings: Pink Drink
Moon River
How-To: Zero Waste Bulk Shopping
GladRags: No Waterproof Backing Required!
Period Cravings: Urban Moonshine's Spring Chai
Menstrual Hygiene Day
Zero Waste Bathroom: Dental Care
A Letter to My 9 Year Old About Body Positivity
Low Waste Laundry Detergent
Postpartum Advice Roundup!
The First 'R'.
Period Cravings: The BEST Granola + Cacao Nibs
Proud to B: Our Annual B Corporation Report
Our Office Stopped Using Toilet Paper... And You’ll Never Guess What We're Doing Instead
Personal Care: DIY Toothpaste
How to use Cloth Pads or a Menstrual Cup in a Public Restroom
A "Brief" Guide to Underwear
Why We Love Biokleen Bac-Out
How to Wash Your GladRags by Hand
Period Cravings: Garlicalicious Sweet Potato Chips (plus chocolate ...)
Menstrual Myths in Movies
3 Moves to Manage a Leaking Menstrual Cup
Press Release: GladRags Introduces New Menstrual Cup, XO Flo
Men who Menstruate: A Q&A
Are You a GladRags Guru? Test your reusables knowledge!
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Period Underwear
Period Cravings: Coconut Carrot Soup
Lessons from a Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Period Cravings: UterZen Latte
Period Cravings: All The Best Mac & Cheese
Period Cravings: Pecan & Chevre Grape Bites Recipe
Period Cravings: No Bake Almond Joy Bites
Period Cravings: Everybody's Favorite Brownies
Talking 'Bout My Menstruation
How Many Cloth Pads Do I Need?
I'm Done With My Cloth Pads...Now What?
New Videos: Notes From Flo
Reading Between the (Panty) Lines
Join the GladRags Team!
Why ‘Menstruator’ Should Be in Your Vocabulary
Press Release: GladRags Announces New Branding
What's Under There in Your Underwear
23 Years of GladRags
Menstruating in the Grand Canyon
No Tampon? No Problem! Period Tips for Summer Trips
FLOW: A Body-Positive Dance Party!
FLOW: Pole Dance, Periods, & Positivity
Toxic Shock Syndrome: What You Need to Know
How to Keep Your Cloth Pads Stain Free
B the Change: Our 2015 Benefit Report
GladRags is hiring!
Menstrual Cups: The Whole Truth
5 Period Trackers to Try in 2016
The Economics of Cloth Pads
Detox Your Box in 2016
Meet the GladRags Ambassadors
10 Non-Stuff Gift Ideas
Share your #TruePeriodSelfie
Zero Waste Holidays: Simple Tips for Eco-Friendly Cheer
UnTabooed: Breaking the Period Taboo
We Stand for Women's Health
Period Stories: Grandpa's Handkerchiefs
Period Stories: By Cycle
5 Yoga Poses for Menstrual Health
Camping With Aunt Flo
22 Years of GladRags!
7 Natural PMS Remedies
8 Tips for Period Positivity
Meet our Models
Why it's NOT Impossible to Shop Ethically -- it's Just Not Easy
Living Zero-Waste: 3 Myths Busted!
Cleaning Your GladRags: 2 Ways to Wash Cloth Pads
What's in the bag? A pictorial guide to using cloth pads at work!
Interview with a Moon Cup Evangelist
Introducing: the GladRags Thong Pantyliner
Dads and Periods: Your Stories
Using Cloth Pads & Menstrual Cups in the Summer
How we Celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day 2015!
3 Post Partum Facts You Need to Know!
How I Scarred a Kenyan Village - A Period Story
Menstrual Hygiene Day - Get Involved!
13 Ways to Empower Your Moon Cycle
There's WHAT in my tampon?!
Life without Toilet Paper
Behind the Scenes at GladRags: Our Gaia Couture Photoshoot!
It’s Time Our Rituals Get With The Times: Modern menstrual rituals for modern women
Benefiting People & Planet: Our Annual B Corp Report
How to use a Menstrual Cup or Cloth Pads in a Public Restroom
February Challenge: Love Your Body
V-Steaming: We Tried It!
6+ Things You Always Wanted to Know about Period Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Should You Try a Vaginal Steam?
The Best Advice about Cloth Pads & Menstrual Cups
December Challenge: #GiftReusables
November Challenge: Educate!
Healthy Vaginas, Healthy Planet
GladRags is Hiring! [POSITION FILLED]
10 Ways to Soothe Menstrual Cramps
October Challenge: Let's Get Physical
Our 5 Favorite Halloween Costume Ideas
Tales from the Womb
Lessons Learned! Equipped to Lead!
4 Reasons I'm Grateful for my Period
What is your Little Thing?
Menstruation Matters
Period Pieces: All Aboard the Good Ship Kotex
Made in PDX: Schmidt's Deodorant
Donate A Pad: Why I give!
Dream, Girl: A film redefining what it means to be a boss
Kenyan in Portland!
Period Pieces: A Slap in the Face
Made in PDX: Sweet Pickles Designs
Period Pieces: There's a Feeling with Tampax
You're on your WHAT?!
Period Pieces: Getting to Know Your Flowers
Our Moontime: Reflection + Ritual to Honor our Cycles
Period Pieces: White is the New Black
Period Pieces: Middle School Myths
Meet Iris: Our Summer B Corp Intern
Period Pieces: Viva la 90s
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Gabriela Delano-Stephens & Dr. Emily Lipinski
Period Pieces: Ushering in the Era of Disposables
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Nicole Jardim
Period Pieces: Menstrual Pads, Personified
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Andrea Shuman
Period Pieces: Modern Woman's Best Friend
Period Pieces: 80s Ladies
Meet the Authors of a New Cycle: Jessica Kolahi
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Emily Ruff
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Ashley Annis
Celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day! #MenstruationMatters
Meet the Authors of A New Cycle: Barbara Loomis
Menstrual Cup Folds: A Video Tutorial
Cloth Pads Help Orphans in Nepal!
Why I'm Totally OK With Showing Off My 5-Year Old Menstrual Cup
9 Essentials for a Trash-Free Bathroom
Glorious Reminder
How to Wash Cloth Menstrual Pads: A Step by Step List
Best of the West: Our favorite finds at Natural Products Expo 2014
Supporting People & Planet: vote for your favorite non-profit!
My Mother’s Reaction to My First Periods
Meagan's Long Pantyliner Live Blog!
The GladRags Team: Meet Meagan!
Help! My Menstrual Cup is Leaking: 3 Tips for New Cup Users
Let's Break the Vicious Circle of Menstrual Taboo
Let's Go Shopping: Jack's Choice
She Flies With Her Own Wings - #BtheChange
Quick Tips for Reducing Your Menstrual Woes
Why Track Your Cycles Using Fertility Awareness?
Cloth Menstrual Pads - the savings is just the icing on the cake!
How To Sync Your Menstrual Cycle With The Moon
Is it PMS... or Something More?
Materials Matter
The Moon Cup: It's Worth It!
Estrogen Dominance: What You Need to Know
Chinese Medicine & PMS: Your Questions Answered
My First Period All Over Again...
GladRags Love Letters - Color Night Pads
The Inevitable Conversation
What's Your Period Story? by Nicole Jardim
How Much Are Your Lady Parts Costing You?
GladRags Is on YouTube!
Our Attitudes Shape Our Actions
GladRags Love Letters - Jennifer G.
Meet Bronte, Our Summer Intern!
Portland Young Entrepreneur of the Year! OMG!
Where have your GladRags traveled with you?
Proud to be a Benefit Corporation for People & Planet
5 Ways Cloth Menstrual Pads Will Change Your Life
Portland Made: a glimpse at the making of GladRags!
Cloth Pad and Menstrual Cup Q&A
GladRags Summer Internship 2013
Best of the West: Our favorite finds from Natural Products Expo West
My Menstrual Journey by Aditi Gupta
March Forth!
A Healthy Period Q&A with Nicole Jardim
Top 3 Foods to Beat PMS Symptoms
Help Empower Women in Africa win a $10k Grant
Empowering Women with Every Transaction
Monthly Friend: November
International Day of Peace
Say Hello to Allison, the founder of FEBY!
Vote for GladRags in Green America's People & Planet Awards!
My Postpartum Recovery Kit
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Know the Facts
7 Tips to Make Your Cloth Pads Last Longer
One School at a Time: Empowering Girls in Uganda with Cloth Pads
Hey, Magazines: It's Time to Keep it Real
Welcome to the new GladRags.com!
Spreading the Word About Reusables
Join GladRags on Mothering.com!
April's Monthly Friend: Caroline P!
Empower Kits for One School at a Time
March's Monthly Friend: Courtney!
Sacred Womb by Monica Divane
The Bloody Truth: An Interview with Ruby's Red Wash founder Carolyn
YOU Can Help Empower Women in Africa!
Attitudes Toward Menstruation Throughout History by Emily Matthews
Update from Helen in Kenya!
The Trampled Rose: Maeza's Story
November Monthly Friend: Kathryn
Essential Fatty Acids – The Wonder Supplement? (Part 2) by Dr. Alisun Bonville
Essential Fatty Acids – The Wonder Supplement? (Part 1) by Dr. Alisun Bonville
Get Checked Out! by Dr. Alisun Bonville
October Monthly Friend: Steph T.
How to Get to The Walk for Breast Cancer by Maria Davis
Moon Cups help Women in Ethiopia
The Lowdown on Kegel Exercises - Guest Post by Alyssa @ SheBop
September Monthly Friend: Zoe E.
CycleBeads 101
GladRags Video Round-up!
August Monthly Friend: Dallas S.
July Monthly Friend: Meg B.
News from Helen in Kenya!
GladRags Love Letters
June Monthly Friend: Anney T.
Thank You from Nepal!
GladRags Guerrillas In Action!
GladRags in China!
May Monthly Friend: Emily
Keeping Girls in School with Cloth Pads
The Blood Skirt by Ashlee Green
April Monthly Friend: Nicole B.
Menstruation for Dummies by J. Rivkah Asoulin
A New Cycle for GladRags
GladRags in Africa
March Monthly Friend: Suzy H.
Sharing the GladRags Love
Monthly Menstrual Monday: February
Simple, Frugal Living for Women by Tara Wagner
February Monthly Friend: Laura S.
Book Review: Cycling: A Guide to Menstruation
The Curse? Cultural Celebrations of Menarche by Eve Agee
January Monthly Friend: Tara W.
Women's Health: Stress Incontinence
A Reading List for the New Year
Ndangi. Natumera. Thank you.
A New Use for GladRags
TSA Searches, Menstruation, and GladRags (an update)
December Monthly Friend: Adonia L.
GladRags in Haiti!
TSA Groin Searches Menstruating Woman
GladRags Holiday Gift Guide!
Monthly Friend
"Padded" Bear
Midwives for Haiti
Menstrual Monday 10/11/10
Menstrual Monday 9/27/10
Menstrual Monday 9/13/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Compost!
GladRags in Zambia!
Back to School with GladRags!
September Monthly Friend: Cathy L.
Menstrual Monday 8/30/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Get Inspired!
Give GladRags to Orphans in Nepal
Menstrual Monday 8/23/10
GladRags' Green Goal:
Menstrual Monday 8/16/10
Menstrual Monday 8/9/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Green Grillin'
How Did I Live Without These?
GladRags' Green Goal: Out to Dry
Menstrual Monday 7/24/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Preserve!
GladRags Green Goal: Sweat It Out
July Monthly Friend: Hannah F.
GladRags' Green Goal: Find a Farmer's Market
GladRags Summer Guide
Menstrual Monday 6/28/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Make do!
Beth's Girls: Goal Update
Menstrual Monday 6/21/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Where's the Beef?
Help Us Name Our New Zine!
Menstrual Monday 6/14/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Connect!
Menstrual Monday 6/7/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Host a Naked Lady Party!
June Monthly Friend: Alyssa B.
GladRags' Green Goal: Homemade Hair Treatments
Help Reach our Goal!
Menstrual Monday 5/24/10
GladRags Green Goal: Veto Veggie Bags
Menstrual Monday 5/17/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Go No-Poo (Or Low-Poo)
GladRags' Green Goal: Bikin' & Walkin'
Intern at GladRags!
Menstrual Monday 5/3/10
May Monthly Friend: Sarah F
GladRags' Green Goal: Give Green!
Menstrual Monday 4/26/10
Happy Earth Day!
GladRags' Green Goal: Green your Air!
GladRags' Green Goal: Slow Joe
Menstrual Monday 4/12/10
Menstrual Monday 4/5/10
April Monthly Friend: Viki
GladRags' Green Goal: BPA-free Beans!
Menstrual Monday 3/29/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Investigate your Inbox!
Menstrual... Tuesday? 3/23/10
GladRags’ Green Goal: DIY Cleaning Products
New! GladRags Reading List
Menstrual Monday 3/15/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Homemade Facial Scrub & Mask
Menstrual Monday 3/8/10
GladRags' Green Goal: Handkerchiefs & Cloth Napkins
March Monthly Friend: Mary
Menstrual Monday 2/22/10
Zine Review: Greenblooded: An Introduction to Eco-Friendly Feminine Hygiene
Menstrual Monday 2/15/10
Menstrual Monday 2/8/10
February Monthly Friend: Teresa
Rave Review!
Menstrual Monday 1/25/10
Make Your Own
Book Review: Flow: The Cultural History of Menstruation
Menstrual Monday 1/11/10
January Monthly Friend: Jamie
Menstrual Monday 12/21/09
Menstrual Monday 12/14/09
Converting Friends with Gifts!
December Monthly Friend: Dionne
Menstrual Monday 11/30/09
Book Review: My Little Red Book
Menstrual Monday 11/23/09
Menstrual Monday 11/16/09
Menstrual Monday: 11/9/09
Menstrual Mondays: 11/2/09
November Monthly Friend: Lacy
Menstrual Mondays 10/26/09
Bike Commute Challenge Results!
Menstrual Mondays: 10/19/09
Menstrual Mondays: 10/12/09
An Ounce of Prevention...
Check out our new look at GladRags.com!
October Monthly Friend: Sarah M
Mom Never Told Me About GladRags
Go Team GladRags!
Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision
September Monthly Friend: Olivia
Breastmilk in the Bank
Getting Greenpeace Up to Speed
Be a Monthly Friend and Win a Pad Sampler Kit! - Submissions CLOSED!
Hello, GladRags Gabbers!
August Monthly Friend: Sarah
40% OFF SALE
let there be light (flow!)
the secret of longevity...finally revealed!
GladRags Laundry
weenie post
Moon Cup Praise
Silent Invasion
Holistic Approach to PMS
I want to win this bike!
Naysaying
Trouble in Sri Lanka
Yer darn tootin' I'm back!
Taking a Closer Look
Pads for Sri Lanka
Yum yum, give me some!
Moon Time!
Friends (are a many splendored thing)
Ode to Joy
Vitamin D
We're so Glad we're on Facebook!
We're all over this social networking thing.....
Newspaper Seedling Pots
Code Pink!
The beat of a different drum
Diva Day Play: To All GladRags Portlanders!
It's that time of the month...year...
Awwww....it's so cute!
Can't we all just get along?
Free Shipping on Kits until Earth Day!
There's a new gabber in town!
Cool Blog
Those Irritating Disposables
Happy Spring!
GladRags reviewed!
Menstruation Party!
Fresh Blood at GladRags
Low-tech effectiveness
Lovin' up Lunapads
Monthly Friend - Michele
Fighting the Tide
Do you have the sniffles?
Adventures in Alternative Menstruation
New and Improved Kits
October Special Offer
Monthly Friend - Rose
Speak out against the so-called "conscience" rule
Ahoy avid GladRags Gab readers!
Monthly Friend: Tracy
GladRags Community
GladRags Gal on the Road
Fan letter from Brittiney
Monthly Friend: Jennifer
Less Cranky Can't Be A Bad Thing, Right?
Our Customers Inspire Us
Sunday Pathways!
Tribute to Crunchy Chicken
Love Letter
Monthly Friend - Dan
Two New Faces At GladRags
GladRags at Unitarian Camp
National Poetry Month
Menstrual Seminar at SUNY
Mekele Blind School
The Liver is a Girl's Best Friend
Creative Laundering Tips
Autobiography of a Menstruator
Another sad day posting...
Sad day...
Valentine Flowers
Snowshoeing at Trillium Lake
What It's All About
You are what you eat
The oddball who likes her period
Doctor Purcell on Herpes Simplex
A Greener Green
Frozen things - Walt Disney and...
ManQuarium
FCC Ruling on Media Consolidation
My Favorite Quotes About Menstruation
Perspectives on Periods
Suggest a Blog Entry!
Is it just me?
Bleeding in Africa
An Interview with Diana
Happy Thanksgiving
The Plastic Bag Conundrum
To Bleed Or Not To Bleed
Do we save our cells?
Michael Franti Is My Hero!
Dr. Purcell on PMS
Pretty Pretty Colors!
The new 'ick' factor
GladRags on the radio!!
Jani's Going Green!
One woman's story
Virtuous Consumer
This is the Way We Wash Our Pads...
Grannies Living Green
The Rag Bag
Tracy's Moon Cup Blog
Take the GladRags Survey (and save $$$!)
Junk to Funk!
Moving out of Bleeding Time
Shock Doctrine
No more menstruation?
Songstress Angi West Sings Keeper's Praises
Cupcakes are the new Donut
Sticks and stones...
Do you stumble?
To all Portlanders!
Welcome to Portland, Bitch
Monday Musings
I Enjoy Being the Baby
Mother's Milk Watered Down by Formula Industry
Hankies Are Beautiful
Remember when...
Summer Bliss is an Heirloom Tomato
Who's Writing and What They're all About!
Feminist Blog of Note: Feministing
Only White Women's Wisdom?
07.07.07
Solstice Blog: In Honor of Nature
How Important is it to Have a Menstruator in the White House?
FTC Merger Block of Whole Foods and Wild Oats - Bam!
Wage Discrimination
Moving Forward, Holding Back
Rachel Carson's Birthday
Voice Yourself
Deep Economy
Medicine Wheel Birthday
Powerful Women
a good place to work