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Thanks
to The Maine Girls' Health Summit Resource List for some of these links.
For
Adults
The
Ms. Foundation
A Mainely Girls sponsor, The Ms. Foundation is coming out with some materials
from their Healthy Girls/Healthy Women Collaborative.
www.ms.foundation.org
4Woman
A site that provides up-to-date information on a variety of women's health
issues. A one-stop resource for health information.
www.4woman.gov
Dads
and Daughters
This national nonprofit membership organization provides tools to strengthen
father-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive messages
that value girls more for how they look than who they are.
www.dadsanddaughters.org
Daughters
Newsletter
At this web site for "the newsletter for parents of girls,"
you can sample the current issue of the newsletter, read previous articles,
and subscribe to the newsletter aimed at raising healthy, confident girls
and supporting families of girls.
www.daughters.com
Take
Our Daughters to Work Day
It's never too early to start planning what you can to do participate
in the celebration of this important day for girls. A wealth of materials
can be found at this website.
www.takeourdaughtersto
work.org
For
Girls
Teen Voices
Based on the magazine written by girls, Teen Voices is dedicated to publishing
the genuine and diverse voices of adolescent girls, encouraging them to
express their hopes, fears, experiences, and insights.
www.teenvoices.com
The
Girls' Health Newsletter: iEmily!
Being an adolescent girl has never been easy, but young teens of the 21st
century now have a virtual partner to see them through the most confusing,
exciting time of their lives. You may note that Mainely Girls is included
in the "Organization Spotlight."
www.iemily.com
Zoey's
Room
Listening to what girls have to say and helping girls learn from each
other is the goal of this web site, hosted by pre-teen "cyberian"
Zoey, who opens her room to girls for empowerment, community, and learning
about technology and personal issues.
www.zoeysroom.com
New
Moon
With girl editors ages 8 to 14 and girl contributors from all over the
world, New Moon, "A Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams" celebrates
girls, explores their passage from girls to women, and builds healthy
resistance to gender inequities.
www.newmoon.org
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