{"id":449,"date":"2017-05-11T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2017-05-11T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:40:36","slug":"good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-and-other-good-reads-for-empowering-young-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/11\/good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-and-other-good-reads-for-empowering-young-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and Other Good Reads for Empowering Young Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the month of March, MCA celebrated Women\u2019s History Month with a special series of Facebook posts that shared different stories of women who have left their marks on history, both in America and around the world. As we were researching these amazing women, we happened upon the book <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/em>. One of our Elementary teachers discovered a video about the origin of this wonderful book, which we\u2019d like to share with you:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z1Jbd4-fPOE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After viewing this video, we realized that Elena Favilli and Francesa Cavallo, the authors of <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls,<\/em> were right. There was a lack of literature for young readers that featured strong female characters.\u00a0 It was at that point that we decided to take action. We began researching books that would empower the girls that populate MCA\u2019s classrooms, and our greater community. For families who are looking to open this door for their own children, <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/em> is a perfect place to begin to introduce your children to the many important contributions made by women.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>A Short Review of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Favilli and Cavallo<a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlboss.com\/girlboss\/2016\/9\/12\/portrait-of-a-girlboss-elena-favilli-co-creator-of-good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-and-timbuktu-labs\"> are rebels in their own right<\/a>, having taken a leap of faith in moving from Italy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/feb\/28\/silicon-valley-is-more-flintstones-than-jetsons\">Silicon Valley<\/a>, California, to start their media company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timbuktu.me\/\">Timbuktu Labs<\/a>. They have put together an anthology of 100 stories of remarkable women who challenged gender stereotypes and made a positive impact on human history. I first heard about <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/em> in August 2016, when the authors were raising funds to publish the book online. A former classmate who works on women\u2019s issues in Washington, D.C. shared the crowdsourcing page with me in an email. She wrote, \u201cMaria Montessori\u2019s story is in the book. You <em>have <\/em>to buy this book for your school!\u201d\u00a0 When I found out that this book was already on MCA\u2019s radar, I was ecstatic. I was lucky enough to be able to borrow it from our <a href=\"http:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/09\/exploring-a-montessori-elementary-option\/\">Elementary<\/a> Program\u2019s library in Short Hills.<\/p>\n<p>As I opened the book, I was met with bright, beautiful pages. Each story is accompanied by a striking illustration, with 60 different artists contributing portraits to accompany the biographies in this collection. I randomly perused the pages, admiring the artwork and stopping to read the stories of some of my personal heroes, women whose portraits I would recognize anywhere. Simply flipping through the pages of <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/em> is an experience that I am grateful that the students and teachers at MCA can have for themselves since the book is available for them to borrow from the Elementary library.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of my favorite selections:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Intended for \u201cRebel girls ages 4-101,\u201d the pages adjacent to the portraits contain one-page biographies of each of the 100 female subjects. These short biographies begin with the classic line \u201cOnce upon a time\u2026\u201d, indicating that the story that follows is to be cherished in a time-honored fashion. However, these stories are not fairy tales. They are the true, stirring stories of scientists, athletes, writers, and more. The collection represents women from various points in history, different parts of the globe, and across a span of ages. As a \u2018bedtime story\u2019, readers may choose to read one or several of the biographies, as they can be consumed and accessed easily in whatever amount of time is available and whenever inspiration is needed. These brief excerpts of the highlights of these women\u2019s lives are the perfect launching pad to inspire young people to learn more details about the women and their achievements.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Empowering Reads and Where to Find Them<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>MCA enjoyed our Women\u2019s History Month initiative so much, that we decided to expand the project beyond our own classrooms and our Facebook audience. We have since shared <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls<\/em>, as well as five other titles that celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout history, with a number of local libraries. By sharing these books, we hope that all young women in the communities that MCA serves will come to understand that they can accomplish anything they dream of doing.<\/p>\n<p>The five additional \u201cGood Reads for Empowering Young Female Readers\u201d donated by MCA include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World<\/em> by Rachel Ignotofsky<\/li>\n<li><em>Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History <\/em>by Kate Schatz<\/li>\n<li><em>Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women<\/em> by Catherine Thimmesh<\/li>\n<li><em>Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History<\/em> by Kate Schatz<\/li>\n<li><em>Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed\u00a0History <\/em>by Sam Maggs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These titles now can be found in the public libraries in the towns of Chatham, Florham Park, Livingston, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Morristown, South Orange, and West Orange. We hope that you\u2019ll visit your local library and share and enjoy these books with the young women and the young men in your families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the month of March, MCA celebrated Women\u2019s History Month with a special series of Facebook posts that shared different stories of women who have left their marks on history, both in America and around the world. As we were researching these amazing women, we happened upon the book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. 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Parents and visitors to The Montessori Children\u2019s Academy (MCA) will notice festive banners on display at our schools and an excited buzz in the air as we begin this week-long celebration in honor of Dr. Montessori and the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Special Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Special Events","link":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/category\/special-events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"MONTESSORI CHILDRENS ACADEMY","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MEW-cover-photo.jpg?fit=851%2C315&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MEW-cover-photo.jpg?fit=851%2C315&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MEW-cover-photo.jpg?fit=851%2C315&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MEW-cover-photo.jpg?fit=851%2C315&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":359,"url":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/21\/seasons-of-gratitude-and-giving\/","url_meta":{"origin":449,"position":4},"title":"Seasons of Gratitude and Giving","author":"Alex Chiu","date":"November 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This time of year inspires many of us to reflect on all that we are grateful for and to look for opportunities to help others.\u00a0 Indeed, Thanksgiving and the winter holidays invite us to treasure what we have and to share with those in need. \u00a0Statistically, food banks receive the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"attitude of gratitude\"","block_context":{"text":"attitude of gratitude","link":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/tag\/attitude-of-gratitude\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Girls on the Run NJ","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_3049.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_3049.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_3049.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_3049.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_3049.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":603,"url":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/14\/reflections-at-the-montessori-childrens-academy\/","url_meta":{"origin":449,"position":5},"title":"Reflections at The Montessori Children&#8217;s Academy","author":"Alex Chiu","date":"January 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As we enter this new year, we thought we\u2019d take a look back at just some of the MCA special events and highlights from September through December. 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