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The Girls of Babi Yar: 80 Years Later
80 years ago, the Babi Yar massacre began. Only 29 people survived, some of them young girls and women.
Debating Gun Violence: 25 Years since Dunblane
Twenty-five years ago, the deadliest mass shooting in British history occurred at Dunblane Primary School in Stirling, Scotland. I first learned of the shooting while browsing lists of historical anniversaries, and became intrigued by the fact that the shooting...
Art can Heal
The National Arts Policy Roundtable, a program of Americans for the Arts, convenes a select group of artists, philanthropists, and thought leaders annually in lively dialogues that explores how we can create a more vibrant role for arts and culture in 21st century...
Giving a Girl Her Due: Sacajawea and the Corps of Discovery
Sacajawea Statue in Salmon, Idaho. Photo: Creative Commons, 2.0/J. Stephen Conn In Salmon, Idaho, a statue commemorates a well-known Native American woman: Sacajawea. Born to the Lemhi Shoshone, but raised by the Hidatsa, Sacajawea is known in American history as the...
Unexpected Stories from Girl Portraits
Ashley and Amber discuss the portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle and the unexpected questions that arise in studying girl portraiture.
Placing Girls in Women’s History: Pocahontas
Do you know how old Pocahontas was? I bet – like Disney and her statue – you got it wrong.
Girl Witches: Strong, Fearless, Magical
Junior Girls Megan and Josie provide us a glimpse into the many portrayals of girl witches in literature, TV and Movies from around the world, many of whom embody strength, intelligence and bravery in the face of adversity.
A Girlhood Ago: Commemorating 9/11
Now, take a moment, and think of a country losing its innocence. It sounds traumatizing, almost post apocalyptic, but what does America losing its innocence look like?
Finding the First American Girls
Where does American history begin? We travel back over 11,000 years to discuss two girls that reveal prehistoric Americas as never before.
Burdens
TRIGGER WARNING: The content of this piece contains descriptions of suicidal thoughts. To mark National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5th-11th) and World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, I've written about suicidal thoughts in girlhood. While...