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PERIOD - Free Menstrual Products

PERIOD - Free Menstrual Products Program

PERIOD is a student passion project brought to life by Student Affairs. Its purpose is to provide free menstrual products at numerous locations around the KU campus.

A national survey commissioned by Free The Tampons in 2013 revealed that 86% of menstruators (ages 18-54) started their period unexpectedly in public without the supplies they need. The way they have dealt with the onset of an unexpected period varied, but it remains clear that the resolution was oftentimes interruptive of their day with 79% improvising or “MacGyvering” a tampon or pad out of toilet paper or something else, 62% going to a store immediately to buy supplies, 53% asking another person for supplies, 48% obtaining supplies from a dispenser in a public restroom and 34% going home immediately to get supplies.

In order to create a more equitable learning environment and negate the potential for menstruation to interrupt learning, working and living authentically, there are free menstrual supplies in the following buildings and restrooms across campus. 

Table last updated August 11, 2025.

Menstrual supplies available in KU buildings
BuildingFloorRoom #Designation
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center1st Female (F)
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness CenterLower LevelSingle-Use Locker RoomSingle-Use
Anschutz Library3rd  Female (F)
Anschutz Library2nd  Single-Use
Anschutz Library2nd  Single-Use
Bailey Hall1st113Female (F)
Bailey Hall2nd220Male (M)
Budig Hall1st112Male (M)
Budig Hall1st122Female (F)
Burge Union1st Single-Use
Burge Union1st Female (F)
Capitol Federal Hall1st1111Female (F)
Capitol Federal Hall1st Single-Use
Chalmers Hall3rd303Female (F)
Chalmers Hall4th429Single-Use
DeBruce CenterGround Single-Use
DeBruce CenterGround Female (F)
Dyche Hall5th502Male (M)
Dyche Hall5th505Female (F)
Fraser Hall1st126Female (F)
Fraser Hall1st Male (M)
Fraser Hall3rd326BSingle-Use
Green Hall1st Female (F)
Green Hall1st256Single-Use
Haworth Hall1st1017Female (F)
Haworth Hall1st1019Male (M)
JRP2nd Female (F)
JRP2nd Male (M)
Kansas Union4th422Single-Use
Kansas Union4th Female (F)
Kansas Union4th Male (M)
Kansas Union1st Female (F)
Kansas Union1st Male (M)
LEEP 21st Female (F)
LEEP 21st Single-Use
Learned Hall1st1141Female
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Malott Hall2nd2051Female (F)
Malott Hall2nd2053Male (M)
Malott Hall5th5013Single-Use
Moore Hall1st118Female (F)
Murphy Hall1st108Female (F)
Murphy Hall1st107Male (M)
Parker Hall3rd318Female (F)
Robinson Center1st118Female (F)
Robinson Center1st119Male (M)
Sabatini Multicultural Resource CenterMain Female (F)
Sabatini Multicultural Resource CenterMain Male (M)
School of Pharmacy2nd Family
School of Pharmacy1st Female (F)
Strong HallGarden Female (F)
Strong Hall1stWest WingFemale (F)
Spencer Museum of Art3rd310Male (M)
Spencer Museum of Art3rd311Female (F)
Stauffer-Flint Hall3rd310Single-Use
Stauffer-Flint Hall3rd313Single-Use
Stauffer-Flint Hall 1T1Female (F)
Stauffer-Flint Hall 2T1Female (F)
Summerfield Hall1st Single-Use
Summerfield Hall1st Female (F)
Summerfield Hall3rd338Female (F)
Watkins Memorial Health Center1st1615Single-Use
Watkins Memorial Health Center1st1211Female (F)
Watkins Memorial Health Center2nd Female (F)
Watson Library3rd Single-Use
Watson Library3rd Female (F)
Wescoe Hall3rd3522Single-Use
Wescoe Hall3rd3523Single-Use
Wescoe Hall3rd3627Female (F)
Wescoe Hall4thEast WingFemale (F)
Wescoe Hall4thEast WingMale (M)

 

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