"Menstruation, a fact of life for half the human population, has long since been considered taboo in..."

“Menstruation, a fact of life for half the human population, has long since been considered taboo in polite society — billions of people have periods, but no one is supposed to talk about them. Over the past year, conversations surrounding the destigmatization of menstruation have reached fever pitch. At the Australian Open in January 2015, tennis player Heather Watson blamed her mediocre performance on her period, saying, “I think it’s just one of those things that I have, girl things.” Late...