Maria Carmen Punzi, PhD researcher with a focus on menstrual health and social change, was a teenage Twilight fanfiction writer. By now, her interests have taken her in another direction, but reading is still a priority. She tells us all about the books that helped develop her thinking.

Maria Carmen brought:

Louisa May Alcott - Little Women

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn - Half the Sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide 

Maisie Hill - Period Power: harness your hormones and get your cycle working for you 

Maria Carmen tips: Brené Brown’s work on self-actualization