Service Learning
Library resources to support NWACC service learning projects.
Introduction
This project focuses on supplies for menstruation as well as shelters and centers with products necessary to make it through that critical time of the month. Period products remain expensive, and some people cannot afford these necessities. Students focus on donations, assembly, and distribution of these products to those in need.
Search Tools (Research Databases)
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window Use this to: access a collection of scholarly journals, eBooks, and reference works to find in-depth, peer-reviewed research across almost every academic field.Find: peer-reviewed articles covering science, technology, medicine, health, social sciences, humanities, business, and education.Great for: conducting research for upper-level papers, finding studies, exploring advanced topics in your major, or finding credible academic sources for projects and assignments.
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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window Use this to: access a broad, multidisciplinary research database for all academic needs.Find: academic journals, news articles, professional and industry magazines, case studies, eBooks, market research reports, and more.Great for: supporting scientific research papers, annotated bibliographies, exploratory essays, and argumentative or persuasive writing.
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Use this to: search for scholarly articles, news, and multimedia across a wide range of academic disciplines.Find: peer-reviewed and scholarly journal articles.Great for: writing research papers across many subjects, developing argumentative essays, or gathering evidence for speeches and presentations.
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Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window Use this to: search across a wide range of Gale databases at once, making it easier to explore content from multiple disciplines in a single search.Find: academic journals, peer-reviewed articles, magazines, news stories, eBooks, reports, images, videos, and audio, drawn from across the comprehensive Gale collection.Great for: conducting interdisciplinary research, getting broad overviews of complex topics, gathering diverse types of sources for assignments, efficiently exploring a wide range of subjects, or comparing perspectives across different publications.
Researching Period Poverty
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Use this to: explore a research platform featuring news, legal documents, and business data.
Find: court decisions dating back to 1790, statutes and legislation, company profiles, news articles, and radio and TV news transcripts.
Great for: analyzing legal cases, tracking corporate and political developments, and conducting research in paralegal studies, criminal justice, political science, business, and journalism.
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Global Citizen Period PovertyEverything you need to know about period poverty.
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PERIOD.orgPERIOD provides free period products to communities in need.
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Period Poverty - American Medical AssocationLink to downloadable pamphlet from American Medical Association.
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Period Poverty Research StarterUngvarsky, Janine. “Period Poverty.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2020. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=ers&AN=89158290&site=eds-live&custid=s8460452.
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University of Michigan Period Poverty ArticleChanging the Cycle: Period Poverty as a Public Health Crisis
NWA Resources
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Women's Shelter NWAAt the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter, their mission is to provide shelter and support at any hour for those affected by domestic violence in our community.
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Good Day NWA: End Period Poverty with the Flo Free FoundationA recent article from 2022 on period poverty.
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Arkansas Period Poverty ProjectList of contact information and social media for the Arkansas Period Poverty Project.
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Helping Hearts of NWAThis group includes helping with period poverty as one of their missions in NWA.
Pink Tax
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State Tampon Taxes GuideThis guide from Marie Clair breaks down the current state of the "pink" tax and what people are doing to stop it.
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Arkansas State Legislature Bill InformationThere have been previous movements towards ending the "pink" tax in Arkansas, although the the bill did not pass.
Recommended Search Terms
- "pink tax"
- "tampon tax"
- "menstrual poverty"
- "period poverty"
- "menstrual rights"
- "period rights"