Make Your Own Job: Ellen Gilbert Acts Locally, Thinks Globally
Ellen Gilbert’s mission at the Global Education Center is to open her city’s eyes, hearts, and minds to the vibrant hues of its international community.
Help the GRRRLs Conquer the World
Vali Forrister helps to open the world for teen girls, and she could use a little help. Girlfriends! Cough up some spare change!
Becca Stevens Is Going to the White House
Becca Stevens recognized at the White House for making the world more excellent
Behind the Story – Kate Mills’s “Broken Compass”
The minute I walked into Kate Mills’s Inglewood house on a hot morning last July, I knew we were going to “get” each other. First of all, she had a bagel from Bagel Face ready to go, just for me. Such things never fail to impress. And then there was the house itself:…
Big Ideas – Girls on the Run
Sometimes being around teen girls can be pretty painful–all that excruciating awkwardness comes whooshing back. The giggles. The blushing. The word “like.” That’s because being a teen girl is often painful. I remember. I was one, a rather long time ago, and a particularly scrawny, flat-chested, and knock-kneed one at that. I recall the near-constant…
The Greenery 