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Menstrual Hygiene
Teen twin sisters are fighting period poverty, and you can too
Op-ed by WIT summer intern, Anika Hutton:
Dr. LaToya Clark named President and Chairwoman of Women in Training, Inc
Back to School Event
Photos by Jill Friedman
In partnership with Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, volunteers from Women in Training held a successful Back to School Backpack Pickup event on August 8, 2020, at the Dexter Avenue King Parsonage Museum. WIT volunteers handed out 100 WITKITS containing not only the usual menstrual and hygiene products, but also COVID-19 personal protective equipment, such as masks, plastic gloves, and bottles of WIT hand sanitizer. The WITKITS for this event also included school supplies, such as binders, pocket folders, and flash drives. Volunteers from the church also distributed 100 backpacks full of school supplies. The Back to School Backpack Pickup was a great success!
TEARS Shelter for Runaway Girls in Tuskegee, Alabama
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Photos by Jill Friedman
On August 22, 2020, Women In Training volunteers had a fulfilling day giving out WITKITS of menstrual and hygiene supplies, and COVID-19 personal protective equipment at the TEARS Shelter for Runaway Girls in Tuskegee, Alabama. Dr. LaKeshia Thomas of Dentistry for Children gave an inspiring presentation about choices, dreams, and lifelong learning.
Meet the Twins Advocating for Menstrual Equity - Everyday Heroes
Breanna and Brooke Bennett, founders of Women in Training, were guests on MCCPL Lowder Regional Library’s “Teen Talkback: LIVE” to speak about how Women In Training advocates for menstrual equity!
When Brooke Bennett envisioned creating a project to alleviate #periodpoverty, Breanna wasn’t really “feeling” it. Later, she saw a YouTube video about the challenges imprisoned women have accessing tampons and sanitary pads. THIS touched her heart. Bree then joined her twin in creating Women In Training.
Recently, for the first time, at Aid to Inmate Mothers, Breanna met a woman who had been imprisoned. In fact, Geneva Cooley, age 72, served 17 years of a life sentence without parole in the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women for a drug conviction. Fortunately for Ms. Cooley, Alabama lawmakers in 2019 reduced mandatory minimums for nonviolent crimes to include the possibility of parole.
Volunteer lawyers successfully argued that Ms. Cooley’s life sentence without parole violated the Eighth Amendment, which protects Americans from cruel and unfair punishment. Bree, quiet for a change, hugged Ms. Cooley and gave her a #WITKIT of hygiene and dental products. "You look like you could be my granddaughter," Ms. Cooley softly said as she embraced Bree.
May 15, 2020
Thank you to Shauna-Kay's Motivational Breeze for interviewing Breanna and Brooke Bennett about their efforts to alleviate #period poverty through Women In Training. Shauna-Kay is across the world in Dubai!
May 9, 2020
Local Female Empowerment Group Donates Feminine Hygiene Products to Brantwood Children’s Home
April 21, 2020
Period poverty in a pandemic. Limited supply stops some from getting hygiene products
April 21, 2020
WIT is inspiring bills in the 2020 Legislative session. Recently, State Rep. Rolanda Hollis introduced HB-237. The bill would require schools serving fifth through twelfth grade to provide free menstrual products.
Photos by Jill Friedman
March 2, 2020
February 19, 2020
U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama asked Breanna and Brooke Bennett what inspired them to be change agents.
February 2020
Women in Training, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. As such, WIT does not endorse any political candidates.
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When girls can’t afford pads or tampons, some skip school. These twins want to change that
September 18, 2019
Photo by Jill Friedman
12-Year-Old Montgomery Twins Distribute #WITKITS® to Girls
September 17, 2019
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Photo by Jill Friedman
Architects of Change
Interview with co-directors of Architects of Change, Brooke and Breanna Bennett
February 16, 2019
Photo by Jill Friedman
U.S. Senator Doug Jones congratulates the "Architects of Change" Documentary "tween" filmmakers, Breanna and Brooke Bennett.
February 11, 2019
Photo by Jill Friedman
Trailer for Architects of Change