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18-Year-Old Activist Emmy Adams Is Working To Turbocharge Youth Voter Turnout This November

Guest ContributorOctober 16, 2018

By Emmy Adams My name is Emmy Adams. I am an activist, a tree hugger, a fire-breathing feminist and a big fan of democracy. I have helped start four non-prof...

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Helen Keller And Her ‘Miracle Worker’ Teacher Anne Sullivan

wyskOctober 5, 2018

"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained." ...

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Meet The Millennial Women Serving Up ‘Candidates & Coffee’ To Rally Young Americans To Vote

wyskOctober 4, 2018

As of July 1, 2016, millennials, defined then as ages 20 to 35, numbered 71 million in the U.S. but cast only 34 million votes in the presidential election that...

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This High School Freshman Pens Powerful Open Letter To The Grandparents Raising Her

Guest ContributorSeptember 25, 2018

According to Pew Trust, in 2015, 2.9 million children in the United States "were living with grandparents who were responsible for their care," and "the number ...

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Dolly Parton Gives Us New ’19th Amendment’ Anthem About Women’s Right To Vote… Volume Up

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

This week, a new song from Dolly Parton hit the digital airwaves that’s a head boppin', toe tappin' historical anthem centered on women’s fight for the legal ri...

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Freshta Karim On Her Mobile Library And Spreading The Joy Of Reading In Kabul

Guest ContributorAugust 28, 2018

By Pary Shuaib - Meet Freshta Karim, the founder and director of a mobile library called Charmaghz in Afghanistan. Through Charmaghz, Freshta and her team are h...

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17-Year-Old STEM Scholar Pens Powerful Essay On Invaluable Rewards Of Pushing Past Self-Doubt

Guest ContributorAugust 15, 2018

My name is Diana Mendoza, and I am the next generation of this country’s great architects, engineers and designers. At 17, I am heading into my junior year a...

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Dress Coded: The Time Has Come For Schools To Accept Girls’ Bodies

Guest ContributorJuly 31, 2018

By Revati Mahurkar - If it’s happened to you, you remember that moment. That moment when a teacher pulls you aside and tells you what you are wearing is not app...

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Meet The Dynamic Duo On A Determined Mission To Bring Books To Girls In Ghana Orphanage

wyskMay 31, 2018

In February, 7-year-old Havana Chapman-Edwards, one of the most inspiring girls we know, launched a crowdfunding campaign so she could buy books for kids in a b...

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