Imagine facing your menstrual cycle without access to sanitary pads. Picture using rags, cloth, or even leaves as your only options during your period.
This challenging scenario was a reality in the past, until Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, an inspiring black woman born on November 14, 1881, in Quebec, Canada, decided it was time for a change. Mary Kenner’s innovative spirit emerged…
Every month, during their menstrual cycle, women wear sanitary pads and change them at intervals, depending on the blood flow. Wearing a pad is meant to make life more comfortable, but sadly, it can do the exact opposite sometimes.
One significant way sanitary pads bring about rashes is the long hours of wearing and changing pads, owing to moisture, the pad’s material, fragrance, and…