Matilda Wants ABE to Flow Free

Matilda Wants ABE to Flow Free

From The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy by The Gravity Well

May 29, 2026 · 8 min · Season 3

About this episode

Matilda, a grade 10 student, discusses her project for free feminine hygiene product dispensers and broader school issues.

I sat down with Matilda, a grade 10 student at William Aberhart High School, today, on Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day. She shares her project to install free feminine hygiene product dispensers in the girls’ bathrooms so that no student is ever left without supplies when they need them. And explains that her motivation comes from a personal experience of getting her period at school, finding no products available, and recognizing how stigma keeps students from openly asking for help or even naming what they’re going through. Matilda has turned that experience into advocacy, launching a change.org petition and promoting her work through her Instagram account “ @AbeFlowsFree ,” where she’s also organizing a bake sale to support the cause. Beyond menstrual equity, she speaks candidly about broader problems at her school, from overcrowded, noisy classrooms without enough desks to packed yoga classes where 35 students can barely move without bumping into each other, underscoring how urgently students need better learning conditions. Jenny: Okay, thank you for joining me today, Matilda. Let’s start with who you are, what you’re up to and just a little bit about you for people…

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Yeremiy

Guest: Matilda

Topics covered

  • menstrual hygiene
  • student advocacy
  • education
  • school conditions
  • feminine hygiene products

Keywords

  • menstrual equity
  • feminine hygiene
  • student projects
  • advocacy
  • school conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: William Aberhart High School, AbeFlowsFree

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