I was banished from my home while menstruating - now I make period
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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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Young woman dies in fourth 'period hut' tragedy this year in Nepal, Global development
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Women in This Chhattisgarh Village Are Banished From Society During Menstruation Period 'For Fear of God's Wrath
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The Risky Lives of Women Sent Into Exile—For Menstruating
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Menstrual Hygiene Basics: How to Have Fresh, Healthy Periods
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A Girl Gets Her Period And Is Banished To The Shed: #15Girls : Goats and Soda : NPR
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No praying, no bathing: Taboos for menstruating women around the world
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I was banished from my home while menstruating - now I make period underwear
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Why some women are dying for getting their period
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After Teen Died, Nepal Criminalises Isolation Of Menstruating Women
Crack down urged on Nepali 'menstruation huts' after fourth death
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I was banished from my home while menstruating - now I make period underwear
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There Will Be Blood - by Dr. Jen Gunter - The Vajenda
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Barred from bathing and banished from home - period taboos around the world - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper
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WePresent Poulomi Basu photographs girls banished for menstruating