What you eat affects your menstrual cycle?Yes. Eating meat, dairy, and excessive sugar two weeks before your period negatively alters your symptoms, pain, flow, the color of the blood, and how long the period lasts. Dairy turns into mucus, which can lead you to have chronic infections after every …

Brittany Cheeks of Peaceful Periods: When we talk about periods, we have to differentiate between women on hormonal birth control and those who are not. The last week of hormonal birth control consists of sugar pills, and that's when women bleed. The bleeding isn't an actual period; it's a with …

I've always had excruciating period pain, even though my two sisters and mom didn't. I would miss school and activities because of the pain and just always thought it was normal. My turning point was a year in a half ago when I collapsed at work because I was in so much pain. My co-worker took me to …

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner was born May 17, 1912, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. She later moved to Washington, D.C., graduated high school, and attended Howard University but didn't finish because of financial difficulties. During World War II, Mary worked for the Census Bureau and General A …

Do you remember getting your period for the first time? What took place? What happened? I can tell you what didn't happen, there was no party. Being a female of African descent born and raised in America, the only thing I knew about is when you turn 16, no matter your gender preference, you get a Sw …

Before Wombilee was even a thought, I've always been fortunate enough to have access and the funds to buy menstrual pads. I started my menstrual cycle in the 5th grade at 11 years old. I was using the restroom, and I saw blood. I was grateful that it wasn't on my underwear, and I caught it in time. …

We're on the mission to bring the importance of a healthy, cared-for womb to the forefront while empowering women to acknowledge menstruation as a strength, understanding the honor within, "It all begins with you..."As women, we care about our wombs, and we put that same care into caring about all w …

Meetings With The Royal Court will be a blog space, complete with posts from women, girls, educators, doctors, girl-dads, any in-between that we may have left out as we figure this never-ending journey of womanhood out together. From personal stories to educational pieces, we hope that you stick aro …