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50 years of a better world thanks to Title IX
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tackled all kinds of discrimination when it came to employment and public accommodation, it bothered Sen. Birch Bayh that the bill failed to address sex discrimination at schools. more
Members of the New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey program joined their parents and coaches celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX last week with a panel of women who spoke about how the groundbreaking law shaped their professional careers.
That’s right, girls can play hockey, too
It’s just 37 words long, but its impact has lasted 50 years and counting. The civil rights law known as Title IX opened the doors to legal equality for women in educational institutions — … more
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Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?
Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . . more
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Antigone Rising members Nini Camps, Kristen Ellis-Henderson, and Cathy Henderson will be performing their latest album “True Joy” as well as other fan favorites at the festival.
Girls Rising Music Festival returns to Glen Cove
Hear the roar of female empowerment. After three years, the band Antigone Rising will be bringing back its annual Girls Rising Music Festival to Morgan Park this summer. The news was announced at the … more
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Members of Girl Scout Troop 3656 with posters promoting the new gluten-free school menu items. The posters will be distributed to schools in the district.
These scouts are on a roll
After years of packing gluten-free lunches for her daughter, who has celiac disease, Kristina Caratelli, of Seaford, is feeling relieved: Gluten-free meals have been added to the Seaford School … more
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Baldwin defeated Longwood, 53-32, in Saturday's Long Island Class AA girls' basketball championship game.
Baldwin tops Longwood for L.I. championship
A week after Baldwin squeezed past Syosset for its eighth consecutive county title despite being held to a season-low 31 points, the Lady Bruins didn’t take long to make an offensive statement … more
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Locust Valley added to its historical season with a 55-17 win over Greenport/Southold in the Long Island Class B title game.
Locust Valley wins first-ever LIC
Locust Valley’s girls’ basketball program continues to make history. One week after winning its second straight Nassau title and five days after breaking the county record for … more
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Young-Wells found that over half of the respondents in her project felt their body image was not represented within media, and similarly, over half of the respondents have at one point altered their image in some way for social media.
Baldwin graduate awarded for promoting body neutrality
Sterling Young-Wells, Baldwin High School Class of 2021 graduate, has achieved the designation of Gold Award Girl Scout with her "Operation Body Positivity” project, which she devoted over 100 … more
Melissa Herrera, Vanessa’s mother, with her daughter Vanessa presenting Children’s Librarian Jaclyn Kunz and Library Director Maime Eng with the donated bags.
Valley Stream Girl Scout donates toys for tikes
Girl Scout second cadet Vanessa Herrera, 13, of Girl Scout Troop 2259 delivered about 150 bags of toys that offer sensory stimulation for kids to the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library on January 2. … more
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Are we what we watch on TV? Say it ain’t so.
It’s easy to admit watching “The Roosevelts,” “Band of Brothers” or “The Dust Bowl,” all high-minded documentaries featured on PBS. It has felt so satisfying to drop into conversation . . . more
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