...and an 8 year old wills how you how!
Via A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World and Guerrilla Feminism comes the inspirational moment of the day:
That's her as:
Via A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World and Guerrilla Feminism comes the inspirational moment of the day:
"This is how Stella Ehrhart, age 8, decides what to wear for school.
She opens her closet. She opens her book, “100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century.” And she opens her mind.
The Dundee Elementary School third-grader comes to school dressed as a different historical figure or character — Every. Single. Day. And she's done that since the second day of second grade, when this all started.
The budding actress with a social conscience came to school on the first day last year dressed like any other 7-year-old girl, in the outfit her grandpa had bought her: a Love T-shirt and leggings. The following day she was dressed as author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
From that point on, Stella decided that what she would wear to school would represent who she was trying to be. With no repeats, at least through second grade." (More here!)So, while the geopolitical or whatever else importance of some of these women might be disputable, they are still powerful symbols, it's still so awesome + thrilling is the fact that she does that in a very DIY way, no posh pre-made costumes. And the fact that the school and her classmates are completely OK with it. You go, Stella!
That's her as:
Elvis Costello (well, she does an "Old Turtle from a children's book by the same name" and her school principal, too)
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