Various cultures and religions have made comments on menstruation. The Bible states, “…in her menstrual impurity; she is unclean… whoever touches… shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening” (Leviticus 15). The Quran tells people to “go apart from women during the monthly course, do not approach them until they are clean” (Quran 2:222). These comments are dated in more ways than one, but they point to the historical manifestation of the shame around periods…