Utah high school senior Megan Reid was determined to get dispensers with period products in her school bathrooms last school year.
It came at a big cost: Reid convinced legislators to make it happen in part by telling them about the times she bled through her pants at school and missed class looking for supplies. And she told them about the days she missed class completely because of the shame she felt.
She called the experience “embarrassing,” but worthwhile in the end. Utah’s legislature unanimously passed H.B. 162, sponsored by Republican Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, earlier this year following a push from advocates, including Reid.
