THINX: Three women's battle to advertise their radical period
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The co-founder of THINX, one of TIME Magazine’s greatest inventions of 2015, tells The Independent why she is determined to break the taboo around women
The co-founder of THINX, one of TIME Magazine’s greatest inventions of 2015, tells The Independent why she is determined to break the taboo around women's periods
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The Slow, Quiet Demise of Thinx
Branding in a age of controversy
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THINX period panties advertisement « Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
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Thinx Employees Accuse the Brand of Gender Discrimination
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Trump-inspired Thinx 'pussy' ad banned in SF subway
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Mother Nature as Brand Strategy: Gender and Creativity in Tampax Advertising 2007–2009, Enterprise & Society
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Period Underwear
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NYC subway system won't approve advertisements for period underwear Thinx
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She thinx of her power
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Thinx Underwear Period Underwear Subway Ads Removed
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Miki Agrawal's Panty Raid -- The Cut