Tag: empowerment

The History of the Bikini: From Scandal to Symbol of Liberation

The summer sun was unrelenting over Paris in July of 1946. War-weary but hopeful, the city buzzed with life once again—liberated, rebuilding, and desperately seeking pleasure. On the rooftop of the Molitor swimming pool, something was about to happen that would ripple far beyond the chic streets of France. A petite, dark-haired woman named Micheline …

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Breaking Barriers: How Juliette Gordon Low Built the Girl Scouts of the USA

In the spring of 1912, a visionary woman named Juliette Gordon Low ignited a movement that would forever change the landscape of youth leadership and female empowerment. With an unwavering belief in the potential of young girls, Low founded the Girl Scouts of the USA in Savannah, Georgia, determined to provide girls with opportunities for …

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Women’s Empowerment

I went hiking in Los Angeles and Adidas was sponsoring a women’s empowerment event.  I don’t know much about women’s empowerment, but from what I could see the majority of women were wearing yoga pants and they kept getting in lines after they made their Adidas purchase at these different stations.  The different stations would …

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