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Teacher finds her fourth grade students passing secret, feminist notes
Source: Mashable
The fight for women's rights is getting younger and younger— It's trickle down feminism, baby!
Just in time for International Women's Day, a fourth grade teacher found a delightful feminist note under a desk in her classroom.
Be prepared to feel so, so proud.
<snip>
Boys have been telling girls they can't do the same things since literally the dawn of time, and it's something that's probably still frequent in elementary schools (and beyond) to this day. What's different is now these girls are rejecting that notion, and there's members of the school staff willing to back them up.
This feels particularly important because, as Elly points out on her Twitter, scientific studies have shown that girls stop believing in themselves at a startlingly young age— think fifth grade or younger.
Just in time for International Women's Day, a fourth grade teacher found a delightful feminist note under a desk in her classroom.
Be prepared to feel so, so proud.
Link to tweet
<snip>
Boys have been telling girls they can't do the same things since literally the dawn of time, and it's something that's probably still frequent in elementary schools (and beyond) to this day. What's different is now these girls are rejecting that notion, and there's members of the school staff willing to back them up.
This feels particularly important because, as Elly points out on her Twitter, scientific studies have shown that girls stop believing in themselves at a startlingly young age— think fifth grade or younger.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2017/03/08/female-empowerment-club-note/?utm_cid=hp-r-8
