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Kate Goldwater is a 23-year old
fashion designer, artist, and
store owner
living in New York. Kate uses
environmentally friendly sea
sponges in place
of tampons to absorb her menstrual
blood. Sea sponges are reusable,
comfortable,
economical and inexpensive. She
preserves her menstrual blood in
film canisters
and then paints with it to
alleviate stigmas on feminine
hygiene and draw
attention to feminist issues. She
depicts topics such as
reproductive rights
and access to
abortion/contraception, violence
against women, female genital
cutting, and cruelty to animals.
She was active in NYU's pro-choice
club,
previously interned for NARAL
Pro-Choice NY, and is a clinic
escort for
Planned Parenthood. After
graduating from NYU with a
concentration in Art
and Clothing for Social Justice,
she opened up her own store in
October
2006. Her store, AuH2O, is an
environmental and sweatshop-free
boutique
that carries her one-of-a-kind
designs.
All AuH2O clothing is made of
recycled materials such as old
t-shirts,
slips, ties, vintage dresses,
costumes and curtains. Goldwater
sews all
clothing at her store, located at
84 E. 7th St. in New York's East
Village.
See her work on her website: www.auh2odesigns.com.
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