RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Teens

Flygirl

(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
All Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy was a pilot, and years after his death she feels closest to him when she’s in the air. But as a young black woman in 1940s Louisiana, she knows the sky is off limits to her, until America enters World War II, and the Army forms the WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots. Ida has a chance to fulfill her dream if she is willing to use her light skin to pass as a white girl. Read More…

Real Women Have Curves

(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
Should Ana leave home, go to college and experience life? Or stay home, get married, and keep working in her sister’s struggling garment factory? It may seem like an easy decision, but for 18 year-old Ana, every choice she makes this summer will change her life. Read More…

Iron Jawed Angels

(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a fresh and contemporary look at a pivotal event in American history, telling the true story of how Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, a pair of defiant and brilliant young activists, took the women’s suffrage movement by storm in the 1910s, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. Read More…

Girl’s Leadership Institute

The Institute teaches girls the skills to know who they are, what they believe, and how to express it, empowering them to create change in their world. They work with girls, parents and caregivers, and educators to ensure lasting impact. Read More…

Women You Should Know

It’s is a digital media property and community all about dynamic women… our drive and passion, our interesting stories and professional talents, what we care about, what we consume and how we live. Read More…