“In Vermont, Governor Madeleine Kunin has given years of service to our state after becoming the state's first female governor in 1985. She is an inspiration to girls throughout Vermont and the country in allowing them to know that the opportunities they have are unlimited.” KnowsYearsFirstsCountryStatesInspirationGirlOpportunityGivenBecomingFemaleAllowingGovernorsUnlimitedVermontMadeleinesYears Of Service Author:Bernie Sanders
“Teen girls are figuring out what they want out of life and who they want to be. They are becoming more and more independent, and are starting to make decisions that will affect them now and into the future. Combine this new responsibility with all the stress and pressures in their lives and the result, unfortunately, can be substance abuse.” WantGirlDecisionResultsResponsibilityBecomingAbuseStressPressureIndependentStartingSubstanceBecoming MoreSubstance Abuse Author:Atoosa Rubenstein
“Classrooms keep getting set up more and more around the verbal and less around the kinesthetic and active. They are increasingly becoming environments that favour the girls' brain.” GirlBrainEnvironmentBecomingActiveClassroomFavour Author:Michael Gurian
“Many young girls are ... becoming trained nurses, whose gentle ministrations in the sick-room, skilled touch, patient watchfulness and unwearied vigils, are as great factors in the care of the sick, as are the professional physicians.” CareYoungGirlRoomsBecomingSickPatientFactorsGentleNursePhysiciansWatchfulness Author:Lydia Hoyt Farmer