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This Week in A Mighty Girl History | |
 | | Ruby Bridges, who faced hostile crowds as a six year old when she became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South, celebrated her 62nd birthday! | |
|  | | Jane Addams, the pioneering women's rights activist, social reformer, and founder of Chicago's Hull House was born in 1860. She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
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Acid Attack Survivor Redefines Beauty at New York Fashion Week. Reshma Qureshi, a 19-year-old from India who was left blind and disfigured by an acid attack, took to the runway to express solidarity with her fellow survivors and call for greater action to end acid attacks. F-16 Pilot Was Ready to Give Her Life on 9/11. After planes struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Heather “Lucky” Penney and fellow Air Force pilot, Marc Sasseville, took to the sky in unarmed jets to stop the final plane the only way they could: "We’d be ramming the aircraft. I would essentially be a kamikaze pilot." How Comedian Lucille Ball Saved Star Trek. As the first woman to ever run a major Hollywood studio, the "I Love Lucy" star overruled the decision of the Desilu board to cancel Star Trek after the pilot. Thanks to Lucille Balle's vision, the now iconic show celebrated its 50th anniversary this week! Rude vs Mean vs Bullying - Defining The Differences. Child therapist Signe Whitson helps parents and educators distinguish between different hurtful behaviors. She argues that making these distinctions helps adults know "what to pay attention to and when to intervene." New Cyber Center Named for "Mother of Computing". The U.S. Naval Academy announced that the center will be named in honor of pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper who taught computers to "talk" by inventing the first compiler in 1952. It will be the first building ever named for a woman at a major service academy. The Woman Who Rescued 450 Girls From Sex Traffickers. Romanian psychologist Iana Matei has rescued hundreds of girls from sex traffickers over the past 18 years. She opened Romania's first shelter for survivors of sex trafficking in 1998 and has since opened multiple shelters as part of her non-profit Reaching Out Romania. Fighting Cancer with Physics. Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, a physicist at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine, was awarded a $1.1 million grant to further develop her revolutionary technology that uses laser-activated nanoparticles to treat cancer. | |
| Did you know? You can sort the thousands of books, toys, movies, clothing, and music in A Mighty Girl's girl empowerment marketplace by recommended age and theme using the filters on the left menu of every category page. You can also quickly discover the thematic categories that most interest you by mousing over the section buttons, such as "Books" and "Toys", on the main menu bar. By doing so, you will open that section's directory and can easily navigate to any of the featured categories. | |
From A Mighty Girl's Marketplace | |
 Young fans of Rey, the courageous star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will love reading her story in the classic Little Golden Book format! When the resilient Jakku scavenger Rey meets a lost droid named BB-8, her life will change forever. Soon, she's encountering new friends and allies, facing off against dangerous enemies – and discovering unexpected power within herself. Ages: 3 to 7. |
 After discovering her true identity in Serafina and the Black Cloak, Serafina has become the protector of Biltmore Estate – but she still feels torn between her human side and her forest kin. And something new is threatening the whole of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including a strange figure who controls several vicious wolfhounds. As a series of mysterious attacks threaten Serafina’s home, she realizes that the only way to protect what she loves is to fully embrace her destiny. Ages: 9 to 13 |
| To discover more suspenseful stories of mystery for children and teens starring clever and courageous Mighty Girls, visit our Mystery and Suspense Collection. | |
 Irene Gut was 17 when WWII broke out and Germans and Russians invaded Poland. The nursing student was separated from her family, assaulted by Russian soldiers, and forced to work for German officers at a hotel. Despite these horrors, Irene started helping her Jewish neighbors at great personal risk, smuggling food to the ghetto, protecting her Jewish coworkers, and eventually escaping to join the Polish partisans. This stunning story of World War II heroism reminds teens that the power to make a difference is in their hands. Ages: 14 and up |
 The popular picture of Rosa Parks is of a quiet, unassuming woman who suddenly, fatefully, chose not to give up her seat on a segregated bus. The truth, however, is far more interesting: Parks was a dedicated activist who had been active in the Civil Rights Movement long before the Montgomery Bus Boycott and contributed for decades after it. This fascinating look at Parks’ life explores her politics, activism, and the consequences of her participation in the bus boycott. Ages: Adult |
| To introduce children and teens to this Civil Rights hero, you can find more books about her in our Rosa Parks Collection. | |
 "Though she be but little she is fierce." This Shakespeare quotation may be four hundred years old, but it still captures the spirit of many Mighty Girls today! This design is available in a variety of options to suit everyone: sizes from infant to adult, and styles from infant bodysuit to T-shirts, hoodies, and sweatshirts. Each option is also available in multiple color choices, and several are available in organic cotton. With worldwide shipping, no Mighty Girl needs to go without her favorite inspiring quote. Ages: All |
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Celebrate the Mighty Grandparents in Your Life For this week's Grandparents Day holiday, we're celebrating the special role that grandparents play in the lives of many Mighty Girls. Since 1978, Grandparents Day has been celebrated in the United States on the first Sunday after Labor Day, and is celebrated at various times of the year in many other countries. As the proclamation making it a national holiday states, the day's purpose is to "to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer." To pay tribute to this unique and loving relationship, we've showcased our favorite books about Mighty Girls and their grandparents in our blog post, Love Through the Generations: 40 Books About Mighty Girls and their Grandparents. These stories, which include recommendations for both children and teens, show the important role that grandparents play in the lives of many Mighty Girls, whether they are part of their granddaughters' day-to-day lives or a visit with them is a special treat! |
A Mighty Girl Do-Gooder: Maggie Doyne When Maggie Doyne decided to take a year off after high school to travel around the world, the adventurous 19-year-old New Jersey native never imagined the unexpected direction her life would take. While backpacking around Nepal shortly after the end of the Nepalese Civil War, she was struck by the plight of the many children who were struggling to survive and made a radical decision. She asked her parents to wire her the $5,000 she had saved from years of babysitting and used the money to open an orphanage, the Kopila Valley Children's Home. Ten year later, the now 29-year-old is the mother and legal guardian of over 50 children and has built a community school that educates 350 students. In recognition of her incredible dedication to improving the lives of Nepalese children, Maggie was named CNN's 2015 Hero of the Year! Over the years, Maggie has continued to expand the breadth of their work to tackle various needs in the community. “We run the school lunch program. Then we needed to keep our kids really healthy, so we started a small clinic and then a counseling center,” she explains. “From there we started getting more sustainable and growing our own food. And then from there we decided to start a women's center.” They are now in the process of building a new school and vocational center -- all of which will be solar powered. "It's become so much more than just a little girl with a backpack and a big dream," says Maggie. "It's become a community. And I want to teach and have other people take this example and hope this sets a precedent for what our world can be and look like." To help support Maggie's incredible work, you can make a donation at her BlinkNow foundation's website or follow her on BlinkNow’s Facebook page. |
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