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Mrs Gladding is an English teacher at Hines middle school.

This teacher is decent but her class is lowkey kinda boring. She got her college degree and majored in English at Rutgers university.

Her Instagram is @brenda.gladding and the profile picture is her and her husband.

She's chill but sometimes likes to d-ride on assignments. She literally gave me a B in her class bc I had 2 missing Word Affix do nows but I mean okay ig.

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-{{About|the feminine hygiene brand||Glad Rags (disambiguation)}}
+{{About|An English Teacher at hines||Brenda Gladding (disambiguation)}}Mrs Gladding is an English teacher at Hines middle school.
-{{Infobox company
-| name = GladRags
-| logo =
-| type = [[Benefit corporation]]
-| industry = [[Feminine hygiene]]
-| fate =
-| predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = -->
-| successor = <!-- or: | successors = -->
-| founded = {{Start date and age|1993}}
-| founders = Brenda Mallory<br>Karen Paule
-| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
-| hq_location_city = [[Portland, Oregon]]
-| hq_location_country = United States
-| area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = -->
-| key_people =
-| products = [[Cloth menstrual pad]]s<br>[[menstrual cup]]s
-| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
-| num_employees =
-| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->
-| parent =
-| website = {{URL|gladrags.com}}
-}}
-'''GladRags''' is a [[feminine hygiene]] company based in [[Portland, Oregon]] that produces reusable [[cloth menstrual pad]]s and [[menstrual cup]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Koskenniemi |first1=Aino |title=Say no to shame, waste, inequality—and leaks! Menstrual activism in the market for alternative period products |journal=Feminist Media Studies |date=2 January 2023 |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=19–36 |doi=10.1080/14680777.2021.1948885 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2021.1948885|hdl=10138/357657 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
+This teacher is decent but her class is lowkey kinda boring. She got her college degree and majored in English at Rutgers university.
-GladRags focuses on sustainability and reusability.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Haneman |first1=Victoria J. |title=Menstruation Capitalism, Period Poverty, and the Role of the B Corporation |journal=Columbia Journal of Gender and Law |date=February 2021 |page=7 |doi=10.2139/ssrn.3778969}}</ref> The company's cloth pads are machine-washable and made from soft cotton flannel that folds and snaps around underwear.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqHCCQAAQBAJ&dq=gladrags%20menstrual&pg=PA224 |page=224 |isbn=978-1-62336-324-6 |last=Loux|first=Renee|title=Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home |publisher=Rodale |date=2008}}</ref><ref name="Yoga">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZekDAAAAMBAJ&dq=gladrags%20portland&pg=PA72|work=Yoga Journal|page=72|title=Natural Products Report|date=January 2014}}</ref> Each cloth pad includes two inserts and a holder and comes in various patterns and colors.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4zEBAAAQBAJ&dq=gladrags%20menstrual&pg=PA105 |page=105|isbn=978-9401787185 |title=Illuminating How Identities, Stereotypes and Inequalities Matter through Gender Studies |publisher=Springer |date=2014|last=Patterson|first=Ashly|chapter=The Social Construction and Resistance of Menstruation as a Public Spectacle}}</ref> They are made to last at least five years<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-116717279.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075521/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-116717279.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|title=Organic Choices Just Keep Growing |work=The Capital Times|last=Bergin|first=Mary|date=May 17, 2004}}</ref> and are sometimes used in conjunction with menstrual cups.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Feminist Bookstore News |volume=20|page=54|date=1997|title=GladRags}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=naNjR889wkEC&dq=gladrags%20portland&pg=PA17|page=17|isbn=978-1-57731-810-1|publisher=New World Library|last=Garrett|first=Leslie|title=The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors — or Yourself|date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Alanna|date=July 26, 2021|title=Reusable period products more relevant than ever for Portland's GladRags|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/07/26/gladrags.html|website=Portland Business Journal}}</ref> The company also sells the XO Flo reusable silicone [[menstrual cup]] and was formerly the primary distributor of the Moon Cup brand.<ref name="PM"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Size Matters: How the XO Flo Mini Menstrual Cup Saved My Vagina Feelings |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/size-matters-how-the-xo-flo-mini-menstrual-cup-saved-my-vagina-feelings-432869__trashed/ |work=Autostraddle |date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>
+Her Instagram is @brenda.gladding and the profile picture is her and her husband.
-GladRags is owned and operated by women.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139425209.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133409/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139425209.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|title=Safe simple smart try GladRags or the keeper menstrual cup|work=Natural Health|date=December 1, 2005}}</ref> It was founded in 1993 by Brenda Mallory and Karen Paule. Mallory was inspired by reusable [[cloth diaper]]s. Tracy Puhl has led the company since 2011.<ref name="PM"/> In 2013 Puhl was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Oregon and Southwest Washington by the U.S. [[Small Business Administration]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/05/east_portland_floor_company_ow.html|last=Mortenson|first=Eric|work=The Oregonian|title=East Portland floor company owner named Oregon's small business person of the year|date=May 20, 2013}}</ref> It is [[cruelty-free]] and was first certified as a [[Benefit corporation|B corporation]] in 2012.<ref name="PM">{{cite news|url=http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/articles/2015/1/7/10-reasons-to-love-gladrags-october-2014 |work=Portland Monthly |date=January 7, 2015|title=10 Reasons to Love Portland-Based GladRags|first=Molly|last=Woodstock}}</ref> GladRags partners with a women-owned sewing company and other organizations.<ref name="PM"/><ref name=":1" />
+She's chill but sometimes likes to d-ride on assignments. She literally gave me a B in her class bc I had 2 missing Word Affix do nows but I mean okay ig.    <!-- or: | areas_served = -->
-Typical annual expenditures on disposable menstrual products were {{USD|60|1999}} in 1999; GladRags and [[Natracare]] are among the reusable brands recommended for cost-conscious consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-06-30 |title=Summer of Grrrl |pages=41 |work=The Star Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-summer-of-grrrl/129923466/ |access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref> Products like GladRags, menstrual cups, and natural sea-sponge tampons are all marketed to self-described "conscientious" female consumers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Garrett |first=Leslie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=naNjR889wkEC&dq=Gladrags&pg=PA17 |title=The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World |publisher=New World Library |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-57731-810-1 |pages=17 |language=en}}</ref> Followers of the [[zero waste]] movement may use reusable-pad brands like GladRags, potentially in combination with reusable [[period underwear]], reusable period cups or discs, and/or [[Compost|compostable]] sponge tampons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lozanova |first=Sarah |date=2023-03-15 |title=5 Zero-Waste Period Products |url=https://earth911.com/health/5-zero-waste-period-products/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Earth911 |language=en-US}}</ref> They may be used to collect menstrual blood for use as plant fertilizer.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Ashford |first=Teresa L. |date=June 2, 2003 |title=Recounting, rethinking, and reclaiming menstruation |url=https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/6h440v93c |type= |chapter= |publisher=Oregon State University |docket= |oclc= |access-date=}} </ref>
-==See also==
 *[[Thinx]]
-==References==
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-==External links==
 *[http://gladrags.com/ Official website]