Jennifer Williams Runs an Instagram Account Dedicated Entirely to Menstruation

Broadly recently published a totally awesome interview with Jennifer Williams, who runs an Instagram account entirely dedicated to menstrual blood.

Williams’ interview has so many nuggets of wisdom, but one of my favorites is when she explains why people get so up-in-arms about the sight of period blood: “I think it’s threatening to see someone embrace their menstruation—it’s something the patriarchy uses against us. It’s seen as an illness and a weakness; after all, aren’t monthly cycles supposedly the reason we can’t trust women to be President?”

You can read the full interview here.

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By Lily Herman on September 22, 2015
Lily is the Managing Editor at HelloFlo, where she oversees all editorial and social media operations for the brand. In addition to her work at HF, she's co-founder and CEO of The Prospect, the largest student-run college access organization in the world. Her work has been featured on TIME, Forbes, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Mashable, USA TODAY and Lifehacker. You can perpetually find her on Twitter.