Even though Marie Wilson and Tonie Chase are change agents from very different backgrounds, both credit the Girls Scouts for early leadership experiences.
For these girls in Uganda, seeing Disney’s “Queen of Katwe” was a remarkable experience filled with many firsts, including traffic jams, elevators and seeing one of their own rise to international stardom.
Johileny says her disability caused a delay in her social life. In this final installment of their “Seat at the Table” conversation, Dr. Danielle Sheypuk tells her that by becoming “comfortable with your body and your disability” she can fight the internalised ableism that keeps her from dating.
This “Seat at the Table” conversation documents the first time Johileny Meran meets a doctor and a professional who uses a wheelchair, just like she does.
When these six middle schoolers learned that women don’t have the same rights as men in the Constitution, they picked up the phone and called Congress.