READING | Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert: Girl on Girl offers a clear-eyed look at the way that pop culture treated women in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, and it's eye-opening.
WATCHING | Sally, about the American astronaut Sally Ride: Available on National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu, this documentary explores the life of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to fly in space, from her career as an American astronaut to her relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years.
LISTENING TO | Confessions of a Female Founder, with Meghan Markle: In this podcast, Meghan Markle interviews women about being entrepreneurs, from launching to growing new businesses. Guests include SPANX founder Sara Blakely, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, and fashion designer Tina Knowles (also known as the mother of Beyoncé).
EXCITED FOR | Park and Recreation Month: This year is the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month, which is celebrated each year in July to appreciate the great outdoors and how they benefit our communities and our country.
Did you know that the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is considered a national park, as it's a part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks? And a monument honoring the women's suffrage movement will be added to the Mall, marking the first and only Mall monument dedicated to American women's history!
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