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Book Review: Fashion As Photograph
Junior Amber Barnes reviews a chapter of Fashion as Photograph, a book that delves into the history and visuals of the fashion world.
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Trailblazers — The Age of Girls: Commander Apranik
Junior Girl Tia Shah continues her Trailblazers column and delves into the story of Commander Apranik, a fierce military leader from the 7th century.
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Meet Our Interns: Niamh Hanrahan
Meet one of our newest team members, Junior Girl Niamh Hanrahan, and find out some of her interests and what brought her to Girl Museum!
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Guest Blog: With My Feet on the Ground
This year alone I’ve lived the lives of four different girls (as well as being myself for some of the year), all with a different story to tell. At the beginning of the year, I played a young Jewish girl called Elsa, hiding away from the Nazis with the help of a young...
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Criminal Girls: Slender Man
Slender Man came into being in 2009 on the Something Awful internet forum. He was portrayed as a paranormal character who abducted children. The photo-shopped photos quickly went viral and inspired fan fiction, cosplay and artwork from around the world. It led to a...
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No Time For Fear — Politicking Girls: Get Out The Vote!
In her latest No Time For Fear column, Associate Editor Sage Daugherty talks about her experience with voting and the importance of making your voice heard.
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Book Review: The Underground Girls of Kabul
Associate Editor Sage Daugherty reviews The Underground Girls of Kabul, a book by investigative journalist Jenny Nordberg about girls’ lives in Afghanistan.
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TV Review: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Appropriately for Halloween, Associate Editor Sage Daugherty reviews the first episode of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Read at your own risk.
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Women’s Museums Shine in Istanbul
Last week, I attended the 1st Asian and European Conference of Women’s Museums on Feminist Pedagogy: Museums, Memory Sites and Practices of Remembrance in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the second conference I have attended in Istanbul, the first in 2016 about women’s...
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Museum Review: London Transport Museum
Junior Girl Emily Clarke reviews Poster Girls, an exhibition at the London Transport Museum. The exhibition is open until January 2019.
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