Sonita Alizadeh: Anti-forced marriage campaigner and rapper
Sonita is a Afghan activist and rapper campaigning to end child marriage.
Less resolve, more gratitude
Happy New Year to all of you! By this point we have probably all been asked one question: what are your resolutions for the year? After 2020, this is probably the last question you want to answer. A new year seems to bring a lot of “new year, new me”, and everyone is...Chin Up, Shoulders Back
Kamala Harris taking the oath of office for the vice president. Screen shot from the JCCIC livestream. I wept today. I watched the first woman, the first Black woman, the first South Asian woman, take the oath of office for the vice presidency of the United States....Reflecting on Girlhood: Interview with Emma, 52
For our upcoming exhibition, “I Am A Girl,” we worked with non-profits to seek semi-anonymous answers from girls and women around the world that explore identity as a girl. Participants were asked to give their first name and age, and then answer questions about their experiences of girlhood. Read on to find out what they said.
Reflecting on Girlhood: Interview with Emily, 23
For our upcoming exhibition, “I Am A Girl,” we worked with non-profits to seek semi-anonymous answers from girls and women around the world that explore identity as a girl. Participants were asked to give their first name and age, and then answer questions about their experiences of girlhood. Read on to find out what they said.
First a Girl, Second a Martyr: The girlhood of the Revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg
She is remembered for her commitment to marxism and socialist politics and died a martyr on January 15th, 1919 after co-leading the November Revolution after World War 1.