Amika George, 18, started a period-poverty campaign in the spring. Her petition, which asks that girls on free school meals be granted free sanitary products, has gathered 83,000 signatures and support from MPs and celebrities. She is leading a #FreePeriods protest near Parliament Square, London, on 20 December.

Stylistu2019s Women of the Year 2017: Amika George, period poverty campaigner

Stylist’s Women of the Year 2017: Amika George, period poverty campaigner

Meet Amika George, one of Stylist’s Women of the Year 2017.

Stylist’s Women of the Year 2017: The teenager fighting against period poverty