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55 Years Later: The Leesburg Stockade
Program Developer Tiffany Rhoades writes about the 55th anniversary of the Leesburg Stockade, where a group of young girls were unlawfully imprisoned for protesting during the Civil Rights movement in 1963.
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Alternative Girls: Negotiating girlhood, music and Islam in Indonesia
Cultural anthropologist Suzanne Naafs writes about navigating girlhood, Islam and music in Indonesia, and how music has influenced girlhood.
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Meet Our Interns: Rebecca Norman
Meet one of our newest team members, Junior Girl Rebecca Norman, and find out some of her interests and what brought her to Girl Museum!
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Behind the Scenes at Girl Museum: Claire Amundson
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Girl Museum? What goes into making the online museum that you know and love? Well look no further, because our team at Girl Museum have kindly offered to give us an insight into their lives and what they do to make the...
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TV Review: Violet Baudelaire in A Series of Unfortunate Events
Junior Girl Rebecca Norman writes about the portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix show, A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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Artist Spotlight: Kayla Strange
Junior Girl Libby Serra interviewed artist and college student Kayla Strange, to talk about her art, her process as an artist and her artistic inspirations.
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Alternative Girls: Interview with Ruth Barnes
Read on for an extra interview from our Alternative Girls series, with London-based radio presenter and podcast producer, Ruth Barnes.
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Meet Our Interns: Emily Clarke
Meet one of our newest team members, Junior Girl Emily Clarke, and find out some of her interests and what brought her to Girl Museum!
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Confessions of an ex (and involuntary) tomboy
Junior Girl Claire Rochet talks about her own experiences growing up as a “tomboy” and how the use of the word plays into gender dynamics.
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Repealing the 8th Amendment
Contributing Writer Michelle O’Brien writes about her country, Ireland, repealing the 8th Amendment in May and what this means for women in Ireland.
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