Welcome back to Go With the Flow! For our first episode of the 2022-23 school year, Annie and Lauren chat with USC Flow's founder and former president, Natalia Parraz, about the federal class action lawsuit Madrigal v. Quilligan. Madrigal v. Quilligan was a lawsuit filed by 10 Mexican-American women against the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for coerced sterilization procedures and sterilization procedures performed without informed consent.

Additional Resources: No Más Bebés, STERILIZED in the Name of Public Health, When Doctors Took 'Family Planning' Into Their Own Hands

Welcome back to Go With the Flow! For our first episode of the 2022-23 school year, Lauren and Annie chat with USC Flow's founder and former president, Natalia Parraz, about the federal class action lawsuit Madrigal v. Quilligan. Content warning: mention of involuntary sterilization, racism, abortion, and other sensitive topics. 

Resources: No Más Bebés, NY Times Article on Madrigal v. Quilligan, America's Forgotten History of Forced Sterilization, Autonomy Revoked: The Forced Sterilization of Women of Color in 20th Century America

In this episode, Piya chats with Dani about dissociative feminism, how we use dissociation as a coping mechanism in our lives, and the often problematic implications of it!

Learn more about Flow at uscflow.com or @uscflow on Instagram!

Today, Piya chats with Flow President Natalia, and Vice President Eva, about what exactly Flow does, our core mission, why we do what we do, and some common questions/misconceptions! 

In this episode, Piya and Isa chat about white feminism, the importance of intersectionality, our own experiences, and celebrities who embody these ideals! 

Learn more about Flow at uscflow.com or @uscflow on Instagram!

Today, Piya chats with Alisha about their experiences with endometriosis, common ways to know if you have it, and the difficulties of under-diagnosis and navigating not being taken medically seriously!

Here are some more resources about endometriosis - if you think you share symptoms, talk to your doctor, chances are you're not ovary-acting!

Endometriosis overview/symptoms/causes: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656

Endometriosis under-diagnosis: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/28/endometriosis-hidden-suffering-millions-women

Endometriosis Association: https://endometriosisassn.org/

Learn more about Flow at uscflow.com or @uscflow on Instagram!

Welcome to the new season of Go with the Flow! Today, Piya chats with Brandi, Eva, and Maria about Texas's new abortion law, SB 8, its implications, and our personal experiences! 

More information about SB 8: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/us/politics/texas-abortion-law-facts.html ; https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/health/texas-abortion-law-facts.html

Learn more about Flow at: uscflow.com or @uscflow on Instagram

Today's episode spotlights the work that some of our e-board members have been doing over the past year, as well as wrapping up the very first season of Go With the Flow! Thank you to everyone that has tuned in over the past few months and get ready for Flow to be back soon!

Learn more at Flow: @uscflow on Instagram or uscflow.com 

On the penultimate episode of Season 1 of Go with the Flow, Jamie is back with Natalia, the President of Flow, to discuss everything to do with women in politics from the 2016 Presidential Election to America's obsession with female politicians' fashion choices to Caitlyn Jenner's announcement to run for governor of California and all the difficulties in between. 

Diane D. Blair's poll: https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/06/new-research-on-role-of-sexism-in-2016-election.html

Article on obsession with female politicians' fashion: https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/12/3/18107151/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-eddie-scarry-women-politics 

Maybe Burke: Instagram @believeinmaybe

Learn more about Flow at uscflow.com or on Instagram @uscflow

Today Jamie chats with Josie, a Brand Ambassador and Happiness Coordinator at Aunt Flow, a company that aims to ensure everyone has access to menstrual products.

Free the Tampons Statistics: https://www.freethetampons.org/uploads/4/6/0/3/46036337/ftt_infographic.pdf 

Brittany Wong's Article about period poverty: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-pandemic-period-poverty-worse_l_60071f06c5b62c0057c0b8f5 

UNICEF Study: https://www.unicef.org/media/68446/file/Mitigating-the-impacts-of-COVID19-on-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-Brief.pdf

Aunt Flow Blog: https://www.goauntflow.com/blogs/periodical

Connect with Aunt Glow at: goauntflow.com or @GoAuntFlow on Instagram & Twitter or Aunt Flow on Facebook & LinkedIn

To get started getting Aunt Flow on your campus/workplace or reach a member of the team: www.goauntflow.com --> click the orange "Get Started" button at the top right of the page

Reach Josie directly at: [email protected] 

Learn more about Flow at: uscflow.com or @uscflow on Instagram