Websites:

www.girlsinc.org

Filled with surveys, games, and information to inspire girls to be strong, smart and bold

www.girlscando.com

Helping girls discover their life’s passions through information and opportunities about outdoor adventure, sports, arts, science, technology, and more

Magazines:

New Moon

www.newmoon.org

“The magazine for every girl who wants her voice heard and her dreams taken seriously.”

Includes articles about the lives of girls and women around the globe, art, poetry, fiction, letters, cartoons, pen pals, and more

Stone Soup

www.stonesoup.com

A magazine created by young writers and artists.  If you are a writer or an artist, here is your chance to shine and get published!

Books:

Girl Talk                                                                     It’s a Girl Thing

By Judith Harlan                                                            By Mavis Juke and Debbie Tilley

A fun book with many empowering messages                   A Pre-Our Bodies Ourselves

33 Things Every Girl Should Know                   Throw Like a Girl

By Tonya Bolden                                                           By Shelley Frost and Ann Troussieux

Stories, songs, poems, and smart talk by 33                    Discovering the body, mind, and spirit of

extraordinary women                                                      the athlete in you

Girls and Young Women Leading the Way     Great Books for Girls        

By Frances Karnes and Suzanne Bean                            By Kathleen Odean

Written by girls who took action in their schools and         More than 600 books to inspire today’s

communities to solve problems and initiate social girls      and tomorrow’s women

change

Is there a Woman in the House or Senate?    Girls

By Bryna Fireside                                                          By Penny Colman

A Collective biography of 10 women who made                 A history of growing up female in

significant contributions in American politics                     America—something that has rarely been recorded in history books

Bookstores:

Women and Children First

5233 N. Clark St.

Chicago, IL 60640

(773) 769-9299

www.womenandchildrenfirst.com

Groups:

Real Extraordinary Females                                Destiny Girls

Street Level Youth Media                                                Evanston YWCA

(773) 862-5331                                                               (847) 425-4094

www.street-level.org                                                       Helping girls get to know themselves

Workshops teaching girls how to make videos and            better

websites while dealing with issues that matter to girls

T.I.M.E.                                                                       Girl World

This is Me                                                                     Alternatives, Inc.           

(773) 489-5545                                                               (773) 506-7474

www.thisismeinc.org                                                        www.alternativesyouth.org

Providing adolescent girls with diverse                            Leadership, programming, and

enrichment opportunities and programs                           advocacy for girls

Sisters in Unity, Sisters of Struggle, and Young Women of Color

Family Matters

www.familymatterschicago.org

(773) 465-6011

Creating a safe space where girls and young women can develop their potential, celebrate their gifts and interests, and explore their dreams

Organizations:

Girl’s Best Friend Foundation

(312) 266-2842

www.girlsbestfriend.org

Providing positive programs that build on girls’ strengths, empower them to make decisions for themselves, and give them a safe space to grow

National Organization for Women

Chicago Chapter

www.chicagonow.org

(312) 578-9351

Working for political, social, and personal change for women and girls

Contact: cnowweb@yahoo.com