New comic aims to educate girls on menstrual hygiene, puberty
Updated On: 10 June, 2017 10:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Joanna Lobo
A 100-page crowdfunded comic is hoping to educate girls on menstrual hygiene, puberty and social norms
Listen to this article :


When American writer Ariana Abadian-Heifetz got her first period, her father bought her flowers and her mother wanted to throw her a party. "I grew up appreciating how beautiful and intelligent the female body is, and how menstruation was one of the things that made it unique." This message about body positivity related to menstruation is what Ariana wants to teach girls in India through her educational comic book, Spreading Your Wings. The book is being crowdfunded, and will be out in October.
Read Next Story


