Purdue Fort Wayne professor tackles period poverty on site

FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WANE) – Recently, the lack of access to needed menstrual care products has received more attention. It is an epidemic affecting over 500 million people worldwide.

Sarah LeBlanc, Purdue Fort Wayne Professor and Advisory Director of the Department of Communications, stopped by WANE 15 to speak about her efforts to reduce poverty in old age in school districts in the area.

You can learn more about their efforts in the interview above. A link to purchase the book that LeBlanc helped edit can be found here.