About Us

Our Story
GladRags was founded in 1992 in Portland, Oregon by Brenda Mallory, who was inspired by the simple utility, earth-friendliness and comfort of her young daughter’s cotton diapers. It began as a home based business that quickly outgrew the extra bedroom and moved to its own building. Today, GladRags is still a small company, but with a big presence, promoting positive attitudes toward menstruation and making the environment a safer, cleaner place. GladRags can be found in health food stores and natural pharmacies nationwide.

Team GladRags from left to right: Alex, Brenda, and Tracy

GladRags Staff
We have a small team of employees that keep GladRags running day to day - filling orders, answering customer questions, and brainstorming how to get more women to switch from disposables and join the GladRags Community. In addition, we hire a crew from Oregon Employment Services Corporation (OESCo), which finds job opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities.  The OESCo crew joins us one afternoon per week to package pads, pantyliners, and cups for store shelves and mail order.

The OESCo crew at work, clockwise from top left: Jason,
Annette, Pat, and supervisor Jamie.

Our Mission
"Reusable pads. That's gross!" That's a comment we've heard more than once. But just envision your lifetime supply of used pads and tampons in landfills or washed up on a beach. Now that is gross!  The menstrual cycle is a healthy and natural process and it is our mission to create healthy products and market with a positive spin. Language is a powerful force. By talking about our cycles more openly - with positive images and language - we believe women can re-define menstruation.

Our Awards and Acknowledgements:

• Inherit the Earth Award for Environmental Education (1997) from Connecticut College

• Founder of a New Northwest (1999) from Sustainable Northwest with the Pacific Rim Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils

• Best Sustainable Sanitary Napkins (2009) from Willamette Week's Best of Portland

• 10 years commitment and support of Employment of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (2009) from Oregon Employment Services Corporation (OESCo)

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