分类目录归档：girls
So a few years ago,
I did something really brave,
or some would say really stupid.
I ran for Congress.
For years, I had existed safely behind the scenes in politics
as a fundraiser, as an organizer,
b
Periods.
Blood.
Menstruation.
Gross.
Secret.
Hidden.
Why?
A natural biological process
that every girl and woman goes through every month
for about half of her life.
A phenomenon that is so significan
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the Guinness Book of World Records,
and I really wanted to set a world record myself.
But there was just one small problem:
I had absolutely no talent.
So I decid
Four years ago,
a teenage girl changed my life
in one conversation.
She was 13 years old,
she was a friend's little cousin
and she casually told me
that she had met the man she was going to marry.
So
I am honored to be here and I really
want to thank everyone for giving your
time today
I'm sure things are not as you expect it
right now we are going through a
pandemic globally so I really thank you
when I was 11 I remember waking up one
morning to the sound of joy in my house
my father was listening to BBC news on
his a small gray radio there was a big
smile on his face which was unusual then
be
I was sitting with my girls and joy said
hey I wish you'd get off my back
my daddy he calls me all the time lucky
for you he calls it all sad jasmine I
haven't heard from my dad in years at
this momen
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i'm a beast at pillow parking i'll just
let you know i live in philadelphia
my name is patrice banks and i'm going
to start by sharing a personal story
so six years ago i was an engineer
worki
okay
hi everyone this is namiya joshi and
before i spill the beans about myself
you all need to help me out in this
all right everyone close your eyes
well don't worry we're not going to
meditate
we a
i grew up in a family
that never told me that i was any less
just because i was a girl my mom has a
tiny sliver of hope for change
that my generation and i must create
but yet the people that i have m