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Explore our directory of organizations and supportive resources for creative girls, plus posts on books, film, television, music, museums, and more.
It began with 11 words: “We’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.” Natalie Maines, lead singer of The Chicks, couldn’t have known how that sentence about George W. Bush and the burgeoning Iraq War would change everything for her and her bandmates, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire. Those words, proclaimed to …
I am obsessed with plastic objects. I harvest them from the ocean for the stories they hold and to mitigate their ability to harm. Each object has the potential to be a message from the sea – a poem, a cipher, a metaphor, a warning. My work collecting and photographing ocean plastic and turning it …
In honor of Black History Month, please join us in celebrating Black writers. Throughout February, our affiliate partner Bookshop is offering 20 percent off select titles! Use the code BlackHistory for the discount. Below are some of the literary works (for adults) that caught our eye. Celebrate Black Writers Shine Bright: A Very Personal History …
Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari’s exhibit Rebel Rebel borrows from David Bowie’s 1974 cult pop song and features 27 exquisite portraits of feminist icons from pre-revolutionary Iran. On display at the Barbican Art Gallery through February 26, 2023, the exhibit pays tribute to the courage of these female icons, who pursued their careers in a culture …
For years, Google Arts & Culture collaborated with museums and experts worldwide to bring the many facets of Frida Kahlo’s legacy together in one online place. The result is Faces of Frida, the largest collection of artworks and artifacts related to Kahlo ever compiled. To celebrate her incredible work, take time to visit Faces of …
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as “the queen of mbira” or “Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe”, passed away on 20 January 2023. Chiweshe was born in July 1946 in the rural area of Mhondoro in the Mashonaland province of northern Zimbabwe. She began playing the mbira, an ancient thumb piano, in the early 1960s. At …
Disability representation is slowly increasing in books geared toward children and teens. In 2019 the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison – a library that allows teachers, librarians and researchers to view books before deciding which ones to buy – found that only 3.4 percent of books it received from publishers included …
Amna Nawaz will be one of two new co-anchors of PBS NewsHour starting on January 2. Nawaz, currently the flagship evening news program’s chief correspondent, and Geoff Bennett will be replacing Judy Woodruff, who on December 30 is stepping down from the NewsHour anchor seat she has held since 2013. Nawaz is a first-generation American, …
Acclaimed actor, activist, and philanthropist Rosario Dawson is the newest reader for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s children’s literacy program Storyline Online. Dawson reads her personal favorite Julius, the Baby of the World, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, Julius, the Baby of the World tells the tale of Lilly, …
It’s no secret coloring has mental health benefits, so Girls That Create is sharing these free coloring pages for the teen girls in your life. According to the Mayo Clinic, coloring improves health by: Promoting mindfulness Relieving stress Embracing the imperfect Click on the images below to download. Coloring Pages for Creative Teen Girls Does …