G-Project
These are just a few women we think all girls should know about. Stay tuned for our finished project in March 2014 to learn more. Share with your daughters, nieces, sisters, granddaughters, friends, etc. Let's show girls what amazing things women have done and continue to do!
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"Who Is Malala? That is the question the Taliban asked when they stormed the 15 year old Malala’s school bus on October 9th 2012. They shot her in the head in an attempt to silence her and end her campaign for girls’ rights to go to school. Her shooting, and her refusal to stand down from what she believed was right, brought to light the plight of millions of children around the world who are denied an education today." Learn more about this incredibly brave girl at www.malalafund.org
What is she known for? Sonia is known for being the 111th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since 2009. She is the 1st Hispanic judge and the 3rd female judge on the Supreme Court. What is her story? As a young girl growing up in the New York City projects, Sonia struggled with diabetes, lost her father at age 9, and did not have a lot of money growing up. Besides working as a judge, Sonia mentors youth in troubled neighborhoods and teaches them about the justice system and the law.
"Fear is a habit; I am not fearful." - Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San is a Burmese politician and chairperson of the National League of Democracy in Burma. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 along with many other notable awards for her prominent peaceful activism and political work. Despite a 15 year house arrest by a violent military government, Aung San bravely led non-violent protests to fight for people's rights and democracy in Burma.
"Who Is Malala? That is the question the Taliban asked when they stormed the 15 year old Malala’s school bus on October 9th 2012. They shot her in the head in an attempt to silence her and end her campaign for girls’ rights to go to school. Her shooting, and her refusal to stand down from what she believed was right, brought to light the plight of millions of children around the world who are denied an education today." Learn more about this incredibly brave girl at www.malalafund.org
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