Dec 2, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: In India, women boycott weddings with child brides Across five rural Indian states, thousands of women have joined Women Peer Groups, which are using everything from protests to pledging ceremonies as part of a UN Trust Fund to End Violence against...
Nov 4, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: This Ethiopian entrepreneur is breaking tradition to empower women Semhal Guesh grew up in Ethiopia hearing a phrase many young girls her age did not: “You can do whatever you want.” Now 27 years old, it’s no coincidence that Semhal has become a designer,...
Nov 3, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: Meet Angie Meet Angie! One of the beautiful women who works in our shop in Nashville. Her story is an inspiring testimony to how much your life can change in one year. “I was in the emergency room due to my addictions, and I cried out to God, asking him to...
Sep 11, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: Lillian “Lilly” Hellman Lillian “Lilly” Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American dramatist and screenwriter known for her success as a playwright on Broadway, as well as her left-wing sympathies and political activism. Born in New...
Sep 5, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: Julia Jordan I run an organization called “The Lillys”, named for Lillian Hellman who famously said “You have to write like the devil and act like one when necessary.” We promote, celebrate and fight for women in theater. It’s a little niche-y,...
Aug 4, 2018 | Girls We Love
Search for: Who Was Tahirih? Tahirih Justice Center is named after a prominent figure in 19th century Middle Eastern history and the persecuted Bahá’í faith. Born in 1814, Tahirih (TAH-heh-ray) was an exemplar of women’s strength in Persia, at a time when most women...
