The Olympics this year have been nothing short of inspiring, especially for girls and women across the globe. Despite your feelings on the various events, or sports in general, this year an entire generation of girls were given a new standard to which they can now dream.
Today we celebrate the birthday of SheHero Jeanette Rankin. Rankin's place in women's and American history is pivotal. Jeanette Pickering Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of the Congress. She was known as the Lady of the House.
The comic book world has always been a boys club. Even when empowering female characters have been introduced over the years they are almost always dressed for the purpose of being eye candy for the boys and men reading. Why Wonder Woman doesn’t wear pants has been one of the great feminist questions in pop-culture […]
Recently while snuggled up with my kids looking for a movie to watch I came across the very beginning of the classic movie (and one of my personal favorites) The Outsiders. The Outsiders was of course based on the young adult novel of the same name by author S.E. Hinton. S.E. Hinton was a favorite […]
I always enjoy reading about the many different programs offered in different communities all around the world to help more girls pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). There is always one thing that bothers me about these wonderful programs though, that they don’t exist for girls everywhere. That’s why I was so […]
This is Part 2 of Barbie: Bald, Presidential, and Armed. You can read Part 1 Here. The truth is, my daughter has Barbies. Thanks to family and friends she has them. The last time she actually played with them they were flying to a different planet to retrieve some magic plants that could save the […]
Here at SheHeroes we are proud to be a part of a new campaign put together by Inês Almeida founder of 7Wonderlicious. A Chain of Girl Goodness is working to mobilize many of out friends and fellow organizations in the world of empowering girls. Chain of Girl Goodness, as described from their Press Release, is: A coalition […]
Today I did something I rarely get the chance to do, I watched the Ellen show. I do love Ellen, but it’s on at awful time of day for me so I almost never get the chance. Today, I turned it on while I was doing some work around the house. I’m so glad I […]
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Some of my favorite type of stories to share on the SheHeroes blog are ones that you might not hear about outside small local newspapers and newsletters, but thanks to the internet we can find stories of young SheHeroes doing SheHeroic things and share them with SheHeroes everywhere.
