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04/20/2023

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03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day! In honor of today's celebration of all things Irish, we're celebrating the long tradition of Irish stories starring heroic girls and women. In a new blog post, we've featured a variety of books and films showcasing the magic and mystery of the country's rich folkloric tradition and the courage and strength of its girls and women. From the ancient story of Saint Brigid, who was declared the “mother to the new Ireland that is to come," to a folktale starring a clever girl who uses her wit and storytelling to save the day, these stories will captivate young readers and offer a girl-empowering introduction to Ireland's vibrant artistic and cultural traditions!

To read our blog post, "Top Children's Books Celebrating Irish Mighty Girls," visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11715

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02/16/2023

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12/24/2022

Happy Holidays!

12/06/2022

I encourage you to remember that you are, indeed, as the stars.

You glow with the same intensity.

The answers that you seek outside of yourself may very well be found within the cosmic intelligence inside you.

Go ahead; show the world what you are made of!

Sparkle, shine, light the way, and brightly blaze as you are meant to do ...

~ Mishi McCoy.

art | August Ro

11/20/2022

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Xuanwei Su

09/24/2022

Whale Wednesday soul.

07/06/2022

Known as the "Australian Mermaid," swimmer Annette Kellerman -- who was born on this day in 1886 -- took the world by storm at the turn of the twentieth century, not just as a skilled long-distance swimmer, but also a daring stunts woman, vaudeville performer, silent movie star, and swimsuit innovator who was once arrested for "indecency" due to her one-piece suit!

Originally a therapy for legs weakened by rickets as a child, swimming became a passion for Kellerman -- but often with a dramatic twist. Dressed as a mermaid, she earned money as a teen by diving into a glass tank of underwater creatures. As a young woman, she swam 26 miles (42 km) of the Thames River – making her the first woman to do so; repeatedly attempted the cross the English Channel (without success, but with no shortage of gumption), and was arrested for indecency in 1907 for wearing a fitted, one-piece bathing suit on Revere Beach near Boston, Massachusetts (in place of the contemporary costume with pantaloons that she considered far too impractical).

In later years, she incorporated theatrics and risky dives into performances throughout the US, including on Hollywood's screens. Always a revolutionary, synchronized swimming is considered the brainchild of the talented Ms. Kellerman, as is the one-piece swimsuit. Her one-piece suit became so popular that it was known as the “Annette Kellerman” and was the first step toward the invention of modern swimwear.

Annette Kellerman is featured in the inspiring picture book "Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World" for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/shaking-things-up

Her story is also told in an upcoming new picture book "Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman" for ages 4 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/annette-feels-free

For an excellent picture book about girls and women who refused to take no for an answer and broke barriers in sports of all kinds, we highly recommend "Girls With Guts!" for ages 6 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-with-guts

For a fantastic introduction to 50 pioneering female athletes, we also recommend the illustrated biography "Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win" for ages 9 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/women-in-sports

For girl-empowering books celebrate the joys and growth that comes with summer, visit our blog post "50 Mighty Girl Books About Summertime Adventure, Growth, & Discovery" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=19393

06/21/2022

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean—
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down—
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

~Mary Oliverr, “The Summer Day”
www.maryoliver.com

Art byTamara Phillips ARTT
www.tamaraphillips.ca