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When I was younger, my mom and I would read about Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, and Elizabeth Blackwell before I went to sleep at night. I thought these books were boring, and I really didn’t understand why it was so important that we read them. I did know that there was no getting out of more »
We, as consumers, are continually bombarded with images of women that are demeaning, offensive, and unrealistic—images that tell women they need to be thinner, softer, smoother, taller, and bustier. “In a world of a million channels, people try to do shocking things to break through the clutter,” says Jim Seyer, CEO of Common Sense Media, more »
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