(More Than) Grrrl Power! Girls Studies at UCF

My Little Red Book This is a great idea --we need to share these experiences in more open and honest ways. MY LITTLE RED BOOK is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from light-hearted (the editor got hers while water skiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis). The contributors include well-known women writers (Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, Cecily von Ziegesar), alongside today's teens. And while the authors differ in race, faith, or cultural background, their stories share a common bond: they are all accessible, deeply honest, and highly informative. Whatever a girl experiences or expects, she'll find stories that speak to her thoughts and feelings. What's your first period story? Posted by Miriam - February 26, 2009, at 05:03PM | in Health

This was posted on my Women's Studies Listserv (WMST-L) and seemed good for us on this blog! Check it out! xo, Leandra Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:13:45 EST From: Tracy Gilliam < GlamCouncil@AOL.COM > Subject: Introduction of Glam Council of America-a media literacy program for teen girls Hello, The postings for girls' studies on WMST listserv have been a plethora of information for us as we created Glam Council of America based on the motto, "It's not what you wear, it's who you are!" Thank you. Currently, we are asking girls to post a story in 250 words or less on "how a mother, teacher, or caretaker encourages and/or teaches you to be yourself". We would also like women to post similar stories that can be read by the young girls as a mentoring approach. To learn more about our organization, please visit _www.GlamCouncilofAmerica. blogspot.com_ ( http://www. GlamCouncilofAmerica.blogspot. com ) . I am also listed on _www.Linkedin.c