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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Gabby
Gabby is a GirlGover who combines dance and advocacy! Gabby, a senior, has been a GirlGov participant for two years! She initially decided to participate at the encouragement of a fellow classmate, and then decided to apply for the Leadership Council this year. One of Gabby’s favorite memories from last year is when State Representative…
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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Serena
Serena, a senior literary art major, has been a GirlGover for 3 years! One of Serena’s favorite experiences from last year was on the Harrisburg trip, when the cohort lobbied for comprehensive sexual education campaign. During the process, GirlGovers met with legislators and policy writers to stress the importance of comprehensive science-based sex education. For…
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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Abigail
Abigail, a GirlGover who combines art and social impact! Abigail first heard of the GirlGov program through the gifted program at school, and she has proudly participated in GirlGov for two years. One of her favorite memories includes reading through the messages left by fellow GirlGovers throughout the Harrisburg trip. She was thrilled that girls…
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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Samidha
Samidha, a GirlGover co-leading the Health & Environment Committee! Samidha first learned about GirlGov while she was participating in the Global Leadership certificate program through the World Affairs Council. Samidha has been a part of GirlGov for two years, and one of her favorite aspects of the program is that every GirlGov member has something…
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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Gigi
Gigi, a GirlGover, co-leads the Education committee! After she was encouraged to apply from a Leadership Council member, Gigi felt that “GirlGov created a safe space to discuss issues [that I’d never discussed in public]. I never realized how important this is –the discovery felt magical.” During the 2016 Harrisburg Retreat, Gigi and her GirlGov…
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GirlGov Leadership Profile: Meet Traci
Traci has been a GirlGover for two years! At the end of her sophomore year, Traci’s friend encouraged her to join the GirlGov program. Traci’s favorite memories from last year include participating in the Revolutionary Show and Tell and meeting elected representatives on the trip to Harrisburg. Traci is co-leading the Freedom from Violence committee…
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Maggie Graham Hollas Back and More
Maggie Graham, sporting a shirt emblazoned with the word “feminist” on a sunny summer day in the East End, has done a lot. Her experiences are expansive: she has worked with numerous non-profits, spent time abroad, co-founded the Pittsburgh chapter of Hollaback!, and has started her own consulting company. Until about a year ago, when…
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The Beauty Within shines through Pittsburgh photographer Elizabeth Craig
In a brightly sunlit studio in an historic home on Pittsburgh’s North Side, photographer Elizabeth Craig met with the Women and Girls Foundation to discuss her project, the Beauty Within Foundation. The project aims to share the stories of women’s experiences using the art of storytelling through photography. Craig got her start in photography almost by…