I was banished from my home while menstruating - now I make period

Ruby Raut, 34, from Nepal, who now lives in London, explained that her life was forever changed when she began her period at the age of 12 and had to leave her family.

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I was banished from my home while menstruating - now I make period underwear

Menstrual Sheds Are Hard To Give Up In Western Nepal : Goats and Soda : NPR

Phoolish Designs - Did you know? Women in far west Nepal have to live out of their house in a hut or the cattle shed during their menstruation. This practice is commonly