1776: Revolutionary Girls

1776: Revolutionary Girls To celebrate 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we are exploring girlhood in America around 1776. Students in the United States often learn about the history of the American Revolution, but little attention...

What She Said: Girls Transforming Texts

For a long time, young people have enjoyed putting their own twist on their favourite stories and noting them down. Girls have a special relationship to this type of writing, called ‘transformative’ writing. In their educational and leisure time, girls...

What We Wear: British Girls’ Fashion

“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” Vivienne Westwood British Fashion Designer Some of us may not pay much attention to what we wear, whilst others enjoy searching for new...

Ottie’s Picture Book

Ottie's Picture Book Photographs from the book IN by Ottie, now age 10   These photographs are pulled from the 2024 art book co-authored with Benjamin Donaldson and Lisa Kereszi, titled, IN, published by Roman Nvmerals in New York. The images in the experimental,...

Metis at Mackinac

Through their multicultural identity, metis girls forged a path that blurred cultural and gender norms while granting them agency in a time when girls had few such opportunities. Yet their stories have largely remained silent. At Mackinac, they are finally coming to light.

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