Mighty dolls

Nimue Brown:

I’ve been decidedly unwell this week, and maintaining a daily blog is beyond me. But, landing on facebook this morning I was introduced to this wonderful artist and her work – she’s not the first person to take Bratz dolls and rework them, but she’s added a new dimension by representing awesome women as dolls. The difference between growing up with these images of women as your signposts towards aspirations, and the usual, as represented by Bratz, massively sexualised but does very little vision of femininity, would be huge. Do click through and enjoy these lovely, uplifting creations.


Originally posted on Wendy Tsao:


ROBERTA BONDAR



Roberta Bondar, first female Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar, 1945- , first female Canadian astronaut



“To fly in space is to see the reality of Earth, alone. The experience changed my life and my attitude toward life itself. I am one of the lucky ones.”  ~ Roberta Bondar





JANE GOODALL



Jane Goodall, 1934- , British primatologist, UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall, 1934- , British primatologist, UN Messenger of Peace



“I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in ’86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them. ” ~Jane Goodall





WARIS DIRIE



Waris Dirie, 1965-, model, author, social activist Waris Dirie, 1965-, model, author, social activist



” If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the dirt how long ago it rained, how hard it rained, how much water came…


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Published on October 14, 2015 03:27
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