TPF Featured in
The Washington Post Opinion
The Thurman Perry Foundation Founder and Executive Director, Gabrielle Perry, MPH, wrote an opinion piece featured in The Washington Post discussing the dangerous effects of period poverty on incarcerated women. In it, she details the issues imprisoned women face while they try to mitigate their menstrual cycles.
“Menstrual equity is a human right. And incarcerated women’s lack of access to menstrual products is a public health and humanitarian crisis. There is no reason for more women and girls to suffer life-altering, even fatal consequences while simply trying to survive in an inhumane system.” -Gabrielle Perry, MPH
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Founded in memory of late U.S. Army Master Sergeant Thurman Perry Jr., The Thurman Perry foundation was created by his daughter, Gabrielle Perry, MPH, to support women and girls impacted by incarceration. We are a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. EIN 86-2519876.
