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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:02

Susan Gregg Koger MODCLOTH

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At 17 years old, SUSAN GREGG KOGER realized there were many girls like her who wanted to express their personal style with one-of-a-kind and unique apparel. She started what has become the hugely successful MODCLOTH, selling unique vintage finds.
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Monday, 23 January 2012 07:30

Craftivist Collective

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The Craftivist Collective, founded by Sarah Corbett, is on a worldwide mission to expose injustice though the power of craft and public art. Take a look-see at this video of some Craftivism in action!

Tuesday, 06 December 2011 06:39

Green Garmento

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Jennie Nigrosh is helping to stamp out the 300 million pounds of dry cleaning plastic going to landfills while making life easier for you with THE GREEN GARMENTO --the all-in-one reusable garment bag that does more tricks than Criss Angel and helps keep Mama Earth stayin’ pretty.
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Monday, 10 October 2011 05:39

Beauty Myths

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Leah Morgan created this site for a thesis project, and we give it an A+ for insight into how photo-retouching creates unrealistic body ideals. Bonus: Check out the game where you guess what on the model’s been retouched.
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Sunday, 02 October 2011 17:29

Shayna-Ray Funderburk

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Shayna-Raye Funderburk is only 14, but she's already a world-class sk8tr girl!
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Friday, 08 July 2011 05:51

Allie Sakowicz

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At 17 years old, ALLIE SAKOWICZ is the youngest ever birth doula, assisting teen mothers during birth. Awesome, right?! Check out her site, read some of the over 30 awesome articles she’s written, and listen to her radio interviews, too!
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 06:13

Positive Only Women

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Melisa Tejada recommends POSITIVE ONLY WOMEN (P.O.W), an organization whose mission is “To Encourage Self Empowerment, Self-Esteem, Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth, Reclaiming Authentic Power & The Goddess Within!”
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 08:56

Gina Keatley

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The amazing GINA KEATLEY grew up homeless.  From her experiences in soup kitchens, she opened her own in NYC called Nourishing Kitchen. "We want to make it so food has a positive approach early on, especially with girls. You think that the age is 14, but it's really like 8 where we start defining ourselves with food,”
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Monday, 23 May 2011 06:20

Jess Weiner

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We (heart) Jess Weiner, committed to “Creating a nation of confident women and girls” through her powerful speaking, mentoring, writing, and her Actionist network, “a community of people who don’t settle for status quo, who challenge cultural stereotypes, and who take risks to follow their passion.”  She’s also Dove’s Global Ambassador for Self-Esteem.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 04:42

Motivated Sista

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Anilia, creator of  MOTIVATED SISTA, discusses issues that affect the self-esteem and standard of beauty of black women and girls, and empowers and inspires with practical tips.
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