Lauren Wasser by Chris Maggio. ‘Diamond Dolls’ CR Fashion Book SS 2019

Lauren Wasser, Rep. Carolyn Murphy: Advocates for Women's 'Period Justice' AOC Body Politics

AOC had a six degrees of separation moment just now, with the intersection of golden bionic legs model Laura Wasser and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.

We met Wasser earlier in the week, with her Paper Magazine editorial. Wasser lost both her legs to TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome), an unwelcome life episode launched as chapter one on October 3, 2012.

Wasser became an activist on TSS and the entire reality of health standards for and potential dangers around feminine hygiene products.

Not mincing words, Wasser puts the subject through this lens: "If men's dicks were falling off, this wouldn't be an issue. But because it's a women's health issue, we're not recognized, and that's why I'm fighting for us."

Vogue US celebrated Lauren Wasser’s return to fashion in September 2018.

Lauren Wasser’s Golden Legs Flash a Triumphant Return to Fashion

In Wasser’s Fashion Week video and followup Vogue post, we learned that the bionic beauty met with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to discuss a bill to make it mandatory for brands to list the ingredients in their tampons. In Trumplandia’s political climate where legislation designed to protect women is harder and harder to push into law, Wasser is using her fashion platform to raise awareness around TSS and related issues.