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April's Fab Female--Meet Cathy Plourde of Add Verb Productions!

Hey Gals--Meet Cathy Plourde!


She runs a Portland art and theater teen group called Add Verb Production

Cathy used to teach high school, but was a drama club and summer stock theater junkie from 8th grade on. She mostly has written plays with girls in mind, and prefers to… Continue

Posted by ZR Content on April 22, 2009 at 9:45am

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March's Fab Female: Meet Linda Brown



The girls LOVED this Fab Female and were fascinated by her profession. Check out their Q & A's below!

Name: Linda J. Brown
Profession: Cinematographer
Short bio: I always wanted to be a filmmaker but started out as a special education teacher. As a second career I went to film… Continue

Posted by ZR Content on April 7, 2009 at 10:41am

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ZR Girls Participate in NML Research Project

Girls from Esperanza School of Hope participate in participatory learning culture! Check out their Q & A on the Meaning of Bling!


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Posted by ZR Content on March 26, 2009 at 12:30pm

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February's Fab Female: Hassani Turner

Girls, Meet Hassani Turner


Hassani is 24 and is researching Zoey's Room and sites like Zoey's Room in order to see what inspires this generation of girls. She has been involved with another organization called SheHeroes which uses media as a way to highlight women in powerful posi… Continue

Posted by ZR Content on March 5, 2009 at 10:18am

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January's Fab Female:

About Qing


Qing is an associate professor of educational technology at the Faculty of Education, University of Calgary. She reasearches how kids use of technology to improve their learning of mathematics and science as well as equity and social justice. Not only that, but she has pu… Continue

Posted by ZR Content on January 28, 2009 at 11:30am

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