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Today's the 24th birthday of kickass adventurer Jessica Watson.
Seven years (and three days) ago, on May 15, 2010, 16-year-old Jessica Watson became the youngest person to complete a solo trip around the world. It was the completion a dream she had when she was 12, inspired by a a book her mother had read to her and her siblings.
What kind of bravery is needed to head out onto the ocean alone at the age of 16, knowing if you're successful you'll be spending eight months completely alone? Whatever it is, it's clear Jessica Watson had plenty of it.
During her adventurous voyage, she was responsible for repairing damage to her boat, navigating around or through storms, and keeping herself motivated to continue. She blogged about her experiences: http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/_blog/Official_Jessica_Watson_Blog/
These days, she still sails quite a bit, when she can find time in her busy schedule. More often, though, she travels around the world by airplane, serving as a Youth Ambassador for The United Nations World Food Programme.
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She's written about her experience in her book True Spirit: http://amzn.to/2qxSi5k
You can read more about her historic voyage as well as what she's working on now: http://jessicawatson.com.au
You can read about her work with the UN's World Food Programme: http://www.wfp.org/jessica
You can read about other brave girls: https://selfrescuingprincesssociety.blogspot.com/search/label/young%20women
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Seven years (and three days) ago, on May 15, 2010, 16-year-old Jessica Watson became the youngest person to complete a solo trip around the world. It was the completion a dream she had when she was 12, inspired by a a book her mother had read to her and her siblings.
What kind of bravery is needed to head out onto the ocean alone at the age of 16, knowing if you're successful you'll be spending eight months completely alone? Whatever it is, it's clear Jessica Watson had plenty of it.
During her adventurous voyage, she was responsible for repairing damage to her boat, navigating around or through storms, and keeping herself motivated to continue. She blogged about her experiences: http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/_blog/Official_Jessica_Watson_Blog/
These days, she still sails quite a bit, when she can find time in her busy schedule. More often, though, she travels around the world by airplane, serving as a Youth Ambassador for The United Nations World Food Programme.
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She's written about her experience in her book True Spirit: http://amzn.to/2qxSi5k
You can read more about her historic voyage as well as what she's working on now: http://jessicawatson.com.au
You can read about her work with the UN's World Food Programme: http://www.wfp.org/jessica
You can read about other brave girls: https://selfrescuingprincesssociety.blogspot.com/search/label/young%20women
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If you like these posts, please consider supporting my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SRPS
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What a badass. Clearly she has her priorities sorted already.
A true hero.
Have you heard about this, +Self-Rescuing Princess Society?
Have you heard about this, +Self-Rescuing Princess Society?
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This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while, and the smart young women who invented it just rock my socks!
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"Thanks to Vilhunen’s care and respect, Hobbyhorse Revolution is something far more precious, rare, and unexpected than just a 90-minute feature on an intense sport that revolves around a children’s toy. It’s a film that actually takes teen girls and their interests, struggles, and triumphs seriously. It’s also a celebration of the joy that these girls get from pursuing their interests and coming together as a community."
I'm really looking forward to this film. It's so important to show girls' interests as something more than fodder for ridicule.
I'm really looking forward to this film. It's so important to show girls' interests as something more than fodder for ridicule.
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An interesting read about the often forgotten sister: Elizabeth.
"Patrick Brontë said that his second daughter had ‘sound common sense’, and perhaps the best tribute came from Charlotte Brontë, who would have looked up to the sister closest to her in age. Elizabeth Gaskell, friend and biographer of Charlotte, remembered that she spoke often of both Maria and Elizabeth, and from Charlotte’s pronouncements she ‘used to believe them to have been wonders of talent and kindness.’"
"Patrick Brontë said that his second daughter had ‘sound common sense’, and perhaps the best tribute came from Charlotte Brontë, who would have looked up to the sister closest to her in age. Elizabeth Gaskell, friend and biographer of Charlotte, remembered that she spoke often of both Maria and Elizabeth, and from Charlotte’s pronouncements she ‘used to believe them to have been wonders of talent and kindness.’"
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This is great news! They’ve made a doll to go along with the character in their web series, and there will be two books featuring Z!
“The one thing we've heard loud and clear is a desire for more — specifically more characters and stories from today — with more experiences, more diversity, and more interests."
“The one thing we've heard loud and clear is a desire for more — specifically more characters and stories from today — with more experiences, more diversity, and more interests."
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"I went to the counter-demonstration as someone who was determined to change things. To me it makes sense to try and change the world around me."
So badass!
So badass!
Brave 16 year old faces off with fascist at protest.
"The main thing that's struck me is that some people are now calling me an 'extremist', that being anti-fascist is somehow 'extremist'," she told the BBC.
"That seems to be me the height of absurdity."
"The main thing that's struck me is that some people are now calling me an 'extremist', that being anti-fascist is somehow 'extremist'," she told the BBC.
"That seems to be me the height of absurdity."
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What a sweet project. Baking large amounts of cookies like this take dedication. And it gives her something positive she can do to feel connected to her godmother and to feel like she's contributing to making the world a better place.
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Did you catch this smart young woman's speech??
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This is so great! This amazing 6 year old researched the different cultures as part of her home-schooling curriculum, and each illustration (by her uncle!) is of her wearing the traditional dress and jewelry of each culture.
"The Indigenous Adventures of Princess Vanae came to fruition as an alternative to curriculum on black and indigenous history for young children of color. Vanae comes from a family with indigenous roots, and her mother didn't want her first academic lesson about her culture and identity to be based on slavery or the genocide of Native Americans."
"The Indigenous Adventures of Princess Vanae came to fruition as an alternative to curriculum on black and indigenous history for young children of color. Vanae comes from a family with indigenous roots, and her mother didn't want her first academic lesson about her culture and identity to be based on slavery or the genocide of Native Americans."
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