Chella Quint
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Chella Quint OBE is an American born writer, performer, and education campaigner on menstruation, based in Sheffield, England.
Chella Quint | |
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| Born | Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Education | New York University Tisch School of the Arts Bretton Hall College of Education |
| Subject | Menstrual stigma |
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Early life and education
Chella Quint was born in Brooklyn, New York, and earned her degree in dramatic writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1] She subsequently gained a place at Bretton Hall College of Education, where she completed her postgraduate certificate in education in drama education.[1]
Career
Early in her career, Quint taught drama at school, based in Sheffield during the day and performed stand-up comedy at night.[2] In 2005 she published the first of her zines, "Adventures in Menstruating", in which she humorously explores menstrual products, sanitary bins, and blood stains.[3][4][5]
She introduced the term "period positive" in 2006 and created #periodpositive to challenge menstrual taboos through humour while seeking solutions to period poverty.[6][7][8] In 2019, she introduced the "Period Positive Pledge," which serves as a guideline for forming menstruation-inclusive policies and outreach programmes.[1]
Quint published Own Your Period in 2021.[9] In 2024 she was awarded an OBE for her contributions to the field of education.[10]
Selected publications
Articles
- Adventures in Menstruating. Issue no. 1. 2005.
- Quint, Chella (31 January 2011). "To the Leaking Girl". Women's Studies. 40 (2): 220. doi:10.1080/00497878.2011.538000. ISSN 0049-7878.
Books
- Own Your Period. words & pictures. 2021. ISBN 978-0-7112-5663-7.
- Be Period Positive: Reframe Your Thinking And Reshape The Future Of Menstruation. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2021. ISBN 978-0-241-54177-7.