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Armor… The Latest Empowering Anthem From Sara Bareilles (Video And Lyrics)

wyskDecember 5, 2018

"To all my sisters and all our friends... You make me try harder... You make me stronger... Now hand me my armor." - Sara Bareilles Award-winning, singer-son...

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9-Year-Old Girl Teams With NBA Star Stephen Curry To Bring His Shoes To Girls, Too

Guest ContributorNovember 30, 2018

By John Marcotte, Founder, Heroic Girls - NBA All-Star Stephen Curry is a staunch advocate for equal rights for women. The basketball champion and father of two...

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When the World Is Too Scary for Supergirl: The Fear and Grief of an 8-Year-Old

Guest ContributorNovember 1, 2018

By Carrie Goldman - Every week, our family gathers together on Sunday nights to watch Supergirl. We first fell in love with the series when our youngest daughte...

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Mars Needs Young Innovators: Woman-Founded, STEAM And Space Nonprofit Seeks Student Nominees For Annual Awards Program

wyskOctober 25, 2018

The Mars Generation, a non-profit founded in 2015 by then 18-year-old Abigail Harrison (aka Astronaut Abby), has quickly grown to become a global leader in exci...

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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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Girls Who Code Releases Music Video For Anthemic Rework Of 1970 Hit Song “Ooh Child”

wyskOctober 11, 2018

In celebration of this year’s International Day of the Girl, Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology, h...

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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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Former Students Offer Dose Of Inspiration To Incoming Middle School Girls

wyskSeptember 6, 2018

When girls from Somers Middle School in New York head back to classes this week, they will encounter a dose of inspiration left behind for them by some of their...

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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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