Mary Shelley is an inspiration to me. I read (most) of Frankenstein when I was in grade school, and back then I didn’t understand that her …
Badass Ladies Spotlight: Malala Yousafzai
“Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.” -Malala Yousafzai …
Badass Ladies Spotlight: Laura Dekker
What were you doing when you were thirteen? I was discovering a horrible condition called acne, mean girls, and dumb boys. Laura Dekker, a thirteen-year-old …
Badass Ladies Spotlight: Brittany Wenger
At seventeen, most teenagers are choosing dresses to wear to the prom, getting ready for college, and creating programs to diagnose breast cancer… Oh, not …
Badass Ladies Spotlight: Ruby Bridges
The federal court ordered public schools in New Orleans to desegregate, and November 14, 1960, would be the day that black children in New Orleans …
Happy International Women’s Day!
If you are a female reading this on March 8th, then congratulations! Today is International Women’s Day, which means that today is all about you. International Women’s Day …
Barbies, Princesses, and a Petition We All Need to Sign
When I was little, my grandmother would buy me endless numbers of Barbies. I would come home with armloads of Barbies, each one blonde and …
Remembering Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black, better known as famed child actress “Shirley Temple,” died today at the age of 85. Shirley Temple Black was much more than …
Happy Black History Month!
February is a month filled with many special observances and holidays, from President’s Day to Valentine’s Day. One of the most important observances February offers …