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In this month's episode of GirlSpeak, education volunteer Ada Kalu discusses beauty and fashion trends from the late 19th century Spring wardrobe from a Girls' Own Paper to 2020's Tweencore.You can check out Girl Museum's exhibition What We Wear: British Girls' Fashion and search for other girls' fashion podcasts in our feed.
In our April installment of the girls' diaries and letters series, our Education Advisor Hillary Hanel, discusses college life via girls diaries from the early 1920s and 1940s.Mildred Valeda Daum, 1920-4Margetta Hirsch Doyle Diary, 1943
To honor Women's History Month, Girl Museum's Resident Scholar Elizabeth Dillenberg discusses girls' participation in the Suffragist movement. Join us at Girl Museum to celebrate Women's History Month with our latest art exhibition.Elsie Duvall Diaries and Writings: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/page-11-prison-diaries-1913/QgFClMrVO54fMQ?childAssetId=XAHSL7vZ4x4bYAYoung Suffrage: https://www.girlmuseum.org/project/young-suffrage/Dora Thewlis Picture and Information: https://www.girlmuseum.org/dora-thewlis-teenage-suffragette/
This month, in honor of Black History Month, and to acknowledge President's Day, Girl Museum resident scholar Elizabeth Dillenburg discusses children's role in the Civil Rights Movement and girls' letters to President John F. Kennedy.These letters show how girls speaking for freedom, justice, and equality in the recent past in the United States of America.May their voices continue. Content note: use of historic racial language.Links to check out:Children's Defense FundJFK Archives
This year Girl Museum is creating a special series of GirlSpeak, reading and examining historic girls' letters and diary entries. To begin this series and to coincide with the presidential inauguration on January 20th in the United States of America, Elizabeth Dillenburg, Resident Scholar, highlights girls' letters to US presidents. Check out Girl Museum for more girl's history and culture. Join our Patreon. Send in a voice message.
In this last episode of 2024, in honor of the re-opening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Ashley examines the church, the story of Mary, and her role in religion and culture. If you are interested in finding out more about girls in Christianity, check out Girl Museum's exhibition, Girl Saints. Notes on sources https://www.france.fr/en/article/10-dates-history-notre-dame/#1991-a-unesco-world-heritage-site-9 https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2024/documents/20241208-angelus.html https://womenshistorynetwork.org/mary-mother-of-jesus-christ/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus' https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/ https://www.friendsofnotredamedeparis.org/notre-dame-cathedral/ Blake Hereth, philosophy of Religion professor https://www.blakehereth.com/ https://www.proquest.com/docview/2731683736/fulltextPDF?accountid=8330&parentSessionId=6rnL1N6dRzDBthTpsMg41QyEOFXfYgtbup8GY93rXnE%3D&pq-origsite=primo&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
This month we are re-releasing a podcast in support of our upcoming exhibition on British Girls Fashion. Please join us again next month for a new episode. In this episode, we will be looking at the new, different, and exciting range of teenage fashions in the 1950s and 1960s. This was a particularly exciting period for teenagers, as they began to break away from their parents' generation to develop their own distinct style and interests. Vogue stated that there was a “Youthquake” in the sixties, due to the overwhelming popularity of revolutionary new styles and trends brought in by teenagers. But why did the concept of the teenager develop? What changes were happening in society that brought about these changes in fashion? What were the most iconic clothes and why were they so popular? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
We are celebrating International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) on October 11. This year's theme is ‘Girls' Vision of the Future'. Head Girl Ashley E. Remer interviews researcher Özlem Lakatos about her work on girls' and children's rights and the importance of the IDG. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
We are wrapping up the Paris Olympics season with Junior Girl Lindsay discusses the amazing achievements of girls at the Paralympics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
In honor of the Paris Olympics, Junior Girl Lindsay discusses the history and amazing achievements of girls in the Olympic Games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
In this month's podcast, Scarlett discusses the changing fashion for girls and women brought about by World War II. This episode is part of a series of podcasts in support of our upcoming exhibition What We Wear: British Girls' Fashion. Look forward to other fashion pods coming up later in the year. Thanks for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
This month, Nat Urban hosts our June podcast to celebrate Pride and Trans Girls. Check out Nat's exhibition at Girl Museum, Queerness and Girlhood: The Interviews. Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
To commemorate International Museum Day 2024, Girl Museum founder and Head Girl Ashley E. Remer and Education Advisor Hillary Hanel, have a conversation about this year's theme ‘Museums for Education and Research'. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
To celebrate Girl Museum's 15th birthday, in this episode, founder and Head Girl Ashley E. Remer and Resident Scholar Elizabeth Dillenberg talk about the first fifteen years of Girl Museum. Check out Girl Museum for what's on now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
Ever thought about being your own creator? In this episode Junior Girl and researcher Nat Urban explores the exhibition they curated Queerness & Girlhood: The Interviews. Using the interviews from the exhibition, Urban does a deep dive into the themes and topics of gender, girlhood and queerness and creating your own identity. Check out the full exhibition, which includes full interview audio and transcripts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
In this episode, Girl Museum resident scholar Elizabeth Dillenberg discusses American poet Phillis Wheatley in honor of Black History Month as well as to introduce the new Girl Museum exhibition for March Heroines of the American Revolution and actor Sarah Sulewski reads Wheatley's ‘To the Right Honorable William Earl of Dartmouth'. Poem: To the Right Honorable William Earl of Dartmouth Actor details: Sarah Sulewski is currently a second-year MFA Acting student at the University of Florida. She is originally from the sunny state of California, and she identifies as a Queer, Black, multi-hyphenate artist who believes in the power of art to change the world. Since attending UF, she has starred in five on-campus productions: Yemaya's Belly, Blood at the Root, The Solo Performance Festival, La Mar, and the musical The Prom. She is currently in rehearsals for her sixth UF production, The Pliant Girls, a feminist retelling of Aeschylus' The Suppliants. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
Thanks for joining us for our first podcast of 2024. In this episode, Ashley and Glafira read their favorite pieces from the new Girl Museum exhibition Girlhood is a Spectrum. This community-created show celebrates the versatility of girlhood through the language of poetry, prose, and images. Feel free to let us know your favorites too! Content note: there are strong themes and a few words some might take offense to in these creative works. Listen accordingly. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
It is the International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) on October 11. This year's theme is ‘Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being'. Head Girl Ashley E. Remer discusses her views and how museums can be more active in commemorating this important day. Learn about the International Day of the Girl and consider how you will ask more from your local museums to collect and showcase girls' stories. Send in a voice message. Support this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
Judith Mittelberger of Frauen Museum (Women's Museum Merano) joins Ashley to discuss their work in preserving and interpreting fashion of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, especially for teenaged girls. Judith and Ashley dive deep into a recent museum workshop for teenage girls called "Can I really wear what I want?" that invited participants to discuss women's fashion as a tool for oppression and revolution by looking first-hand at historical costumes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
In honor of Pride 2023, Tiffany looks at three potential examples of transgender individuals in history that demonstrate the complexities of studying gender and the importance of recognizing LGBTQ histories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
What does it mean to look at art with a female gaze? What is the role of women in art today, especially protest art? Join special guest Georgia Beeston, co-founder of Bosla Arts, who discusses these questions with Contemporary Art Curator Scarlett Evans. Bosla Arts is a new platform to support and demonstrate the work of artists worldwide facing persecution and confronting oppressive forces. They publish artistic catalogs and The Art Persists Podcast, while also sponsoring an Artist Residency focused on providing at-risk artists with temporary relief and the opportunity to develop their practice within London's vibrant creative community. Learn more at boslaarts.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
In this episode, Ashley interviews Dr. Melissa Nolas about The Children's Photography Archive, a project that collects photographs by children. They discuss the challenges of such an endeavor and the issues around children as artists, including consent and locating the objects in our cultures that are usually thought unimportant. Learn more about the Children's Photography Archive here, and visit our exhibition, Female Gaze, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support
Ashley reflects on ten years of celebrating International Day of the Girl Child. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In this episode we are going to explore shopping addiction from a psychological lens. Specifically, how our addiction to fast fashion, the modern world, and gender all play major roles in how we interact with and consume fashion. TRIGGER WARNING: Before we dive into this podcast episode we want to give a quick trigger warning for the following topics: addiction, addictive behavior, and addictive substances. While this episode focuses on the complexities of shopping addictions, there will be other addiction related topics discussed. If any of these topics are at all triggering to you, please look after yourself and hold off from listening to this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In this episode, we will be looking at the new, different, and exciting range of teenage fashions in the 1950s and 1960s. This was a particularly exciting period for teenagers, as they began to break away from their parents' generation to develop their own distinct style and interests. Vogue stated that there was a “Youthquake” in the sixties, due to the overwhelming popularity of revolutionary new styles and trends brought in by teenagers. But why did the concept of the teenager develop? What changes were happening in society that brought about these changes in fashion? What were the most iconic clothes and why were they so popular? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
What do you know about the Greek myth of Pandora's box? In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first girl to be created. Her portrayal can tell us about how girls were viewed and treated in ancient Greek society. This podcast will explore Pandora's portrayal and her influence on girls in later popular culture, in order to understand why girls are so often taught to not be curious or ambitious. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Why are girls discouraged from being wild, free and playful when they grow up? Can we ever regain this wildness? This podcast looks at the Festival of Arkteia in Ancient Greece, in order to explore where this idea of purging wildness in girls comes from. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
This month marks 100 years since the death of Nellie Bly. Remembered for her investigative journalism, most do not realize that Nellie was a *girl* when she began her remarkable career. We investigate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
How have girls and women contributed to popular holiday traditions? We do a quick recap! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Can we use the past to create a better world? We think so. As we begin to reflect on the past year, one anniversary stood out: 80 years since Babi Yar. This is their story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In a season of spooks, where are the girls? We dive into story of Katie and Maggie Fox, whose tragic lives sparked an international movement --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In this special episode for International Day of the Girl, Yuwen talks with Fabiana Romain, the LOG OFF movement's podcast co-host and director of its Female Empowerment initiative. Learn about the beginnings of LOG OFF and Fabiana's insights into social media use during the pandemic and in light of recent news, such as the revelation of studies from Facebook showing that Instagram is harmful for teenage girls. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Ashley and Amber reflect on the famous painting of Dido Belle, an 18th century Black girl raised in Britain. What does her portrait tell us about her and the time she lived in? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Do you know Virginia Dare? We know very little of the Roanoke Colony and its infamous infant, Virginia. Yet her story echoes themes in American history – perhaps even the history of European colonization as a whole – that we still debate today. While I recount her story in Exploring American Girlhood in 50 Historic Treasures, there was so much more I wanted to discuss. The self-made man, women's roles, and non-English colonies are all themes in her story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
What is girlhood? What does it mean to be a girl? Girl Museum's curatorial and education interns Asha and Yuwen talk about their experiences in preparing for the upcoming exhibition, I Am A Girl. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
The tale of Mona Mahmudzidhad is a sad one of religious persecution, reminding us of the ongoing fight for girls rights - including the right to worship - in the modern world. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Tiffany recounts historical and recent events in a call to action, to stop the war against Black girls. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
What traits make girls great? What make them unforgettable? What draws us to their stories? junior Girls Megan and Josie provide a glimpse into one type of girl that inspires us - magical girls. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
How old was Pocahontas? In Disney’s movie version, she’s a young unmarried woman - fully developed, falling in love with the adventurous hero John Smith, later marrying the wholesome John Rolfe. In her statue at Jamestown, she’s also depicted as a grown woman - perhaps youthful, but certainly past puberty. They both got it really, really wrong. Join Tiffany to explore Pocahontas's real story, as told in Exploring American Girlhood in 50 Historic Treasures, now available at your local bookstore or Amazon.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Our new exhibit 'More than Pretty: Girls and Body Decoration' is now live! Here we explore the history of body decoration the Ancient world and how girls who lived during this period would decorate themselves from the neck up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Who do you think of when I say “First American Girls”? Is it the founding mothers like Abigail Adams and Martha Washington? They’re too old...and too far ahead in the American story. Is it the girls of Salem, Massachusetts, or the Pilgrim girls who came from England? Right age this time...but still a bit too late in the story. In fact, our story goes back thousands of years - to the first girls inhabiting the American continents. Back then, the land wasn’t called “America” - in fact, we don’t know what it was called other than, perhaps, a word meaning “home.” It is these journeys - these searches for home - that are the first topic addressed in the upcoming book, Exploring American Girlhood through 50 Historic Treasures. Co-authored by myself and our Head Girl, Ashley Remer, the book explores fifty artifacts and historic sites that reveal American history from an entirely new perspective...that of girls. Preorder on Amazon or Rowman.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Dr. Megan C. Rose talks with guests Kurebayashi and Rei about decora and gothic lolita fashion in Harajuku. From discussing the rise of these fashions as distinct Japanese social phenomena to building a cafe that appeals to decora and gothic lolita audiences, our guests provide unique insights into these subcultures and how girls participate within them. ----- Dr. Megan C. Rose is an Adjunct Associate Lectuerer in Sociology and Social Science and Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Her research explores the value of creativity, cute theory, critical femininities and inclusion. She is currently investigating the experiences of kawaii and gothic alternative communities in Japan, as well as marginalised groups in the Australian Higher Education system. Megan is currently developing a new portfolio of postdoctoral research that involves collaboration and co-authorship with stakeholders in kawaii and gothic alternative communities, as well as a study of feminist activism that uses kawaii imagery to mobilize political actors. Haruka Kurebayashi is an internationally known model and mentor for Decora-chan girls via her blog, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Originally from Shizuoka prefecture, Kurebayashi launched her brand 90884 in 2013 and is a frequent model for fashion magazine KERA. Rei Saionji is a Tokyo native and explorer of Japanese culture and tradition. She is the author of 2 Hours Drive from Tokyo. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In today's episode, our junior girl Seav Lov recounts the fascinating stories of females goddesses present in Chinese mythology. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
What do the Pendle Witch Trials, Wurzburg witch trials, and today's Democratic Republic of Congo have in common? Join us to explore the stories of girl witches...and how their circumstances reveal much about how we picture girlhood. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Tia Shah presents a special episode for International Day of the Girl 2020, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it presents an opportunity to foster a "brave new world." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
What role did Greta Garbo's girlhood in Stockholm play in her life and career? In exploring Greta's biography, Tiffany reveals the secret power of introverts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Is there one way or a right way to learn? Education Adviser Hillary Rose explores the stories of young girls achieving advanced educations to answer our inquiry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In the second of our First Girls mini-series, Sophie looks at more recent 'First Girls', up to the present day. From Helen Taft to Ivanka and Tiffany Trump, these girls' stories illustrate how the role has changed in recent decades and prompt questions about sexism, racism and the future of girls in politics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Sophie takes a look back into the history of girls in the White House. Discussing how the role of 'First Girl' developed, this episode spans from Nelly Parke Custis through to Alice and Ethel Roosevelt. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
Why do museums need girlhood? We reflect on an earlier episode and hear answers from our team. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
In response to the global COVID pandemic, we're sending our well wishes, top tips, and thoughts on how acting together - and supporting one another - will help us emerge into a brighter future. Tune in to hear contributions from our Junior Girls around the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlspeak/support
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