“I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be re-woven. My ability to draw made me indispensable to my parents.” MadeWholeYoungGirlParentAbilityMissingNeededDrawsDrawingWhole LifeIndispensableRestorationBourgeoisWovenTapestry Author:Louise Bourgeois
“I went to all-girls' schools my whole life, so every model of leadership that I saw was a young girl or a woman, and so there was never any hesitation that women could lead. I know what I believe.” KnowsBelieveWholeSchoolYoungGirlI BelieveSawsModelsWhole LifeHesitation Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Growing up my whole life, my mom was telling me how incredible and special I was and that I was going to change the world. I think it's important for girls to know that they can change the world, that they do have an impact.” ThinkingKnowsWorldImportantWholeGirlGrowing UpGrowingSpecialMomImpactIncrediblesMy MomWhole LifeChanging The World Author:Ashley Greene
“I try not to be but Im super-neurotic about diet. Im neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! Im like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And Im super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.” WantTryingHardWholeGirlFitClothesWhole LifeVainCuteDietsNeuroticOther Girl Author:Gwen Stefani
“I wrote my first play, Uncommon Women and Others, in the hopes of seeing an all-female curtain call in the basement of the Yale School of Drama. A man in the audience stood up during a post show discussion and announced, “I can't get into this, it's all about girls.” I thought to myself, “Well, I've been getting in to Hamlet and Laurence of Arabia my whole life, so you better start trying.”” MenTryingFirstsWellsI CanPlayWholeShowsSchoolGirlAudienceSeeingDramaFemaleWhole LifePostsDiscussionCurtainsArabiaUncommonBasementsStood UpYaleCurtain Call Author:Wendy Wasserstein
“I always wrote about girls that went to the beach and had that summer that changed everything. So I was interested in what it would be like to live in a tourist town where everyone has these life changing experiences, but your whole life is there.” WholeWould BeLife IsGirlChangedSummerTownsWhole LifeBeachLife ChangingTouristsLife Changing Experience Author:Sarah Dessen