Illustration by: August Kay “Flying is the best possible thing for women” - Raymonde de Laroche From plumber’s daughter, to actress, to pilot, to engineer, this often overlooked #GIRLBOSS forged past early 20th century gender roles and class barriers, becoming the world’s first licensed female pilot. Born in Paris, France in 1882, Elise Raymonde Deroche forewent becoming a plumber (the family business) in favour of pursuing a career as an actress. In pursuit of acting, she ad

Illustration by: August Kay “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” - Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai is a girl boss beyond measure and a game changer as far as women’s rights and advocacy goes. Her contributions for girls’ education are incredible, but it’s important to note the sacrifices she made and exactly how she got to this point. Malala was born and raised in Mingora, Pakistan, where her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, operated a school for

Illustration by: August Kay Nellie Bly was an incredible investigative journalist in 1864. Here are 4 reasons that show how Nellie Bly essentially wore 'Girl Power' as crown! 1. When Nellie Bly was 18-years-old, she wrote a letter in response to an editorial publication that reinforced gender roles and refuted their attack on the working woman. Bly’s piece was so impressive that the editor offered her a position as a reporter. With this position, Bly fought against the tradit

Visual by: August Kay NASA’s Girl Boss Mastermind. Part of my daily routine involves taking the bus every afternoon after school to make my way back home, on that trajectory I take the same bus every afternoon driven by the same bus driver. On this particular day my bus driver decided to strike up a conversation that minutes later, would inspire me to create this series for Women’s History Month. In our conversation I told him I was studying Journalism and that I wanted it to

A few of us break down what the show means to us. (Source: Netflix) Just thinking about Stars Hallow brings a warm feeling to my heart. I've never been big on watching TV shows - I'm more of an indie feature film kind of girl, and as a photographer, I'm always on the search for stellar cinematography. There aren't many simple TV series (especially one as long as Gilmore Girls) that are able to capture my attention. But something about Gilmore Girls made me binge watch all sev

“If men can do it… so can I! Lorelai Gilmore was one of the first independent, feminist women to grace our televisions at the turn of the decade. From when we first saw her running The Independence Inn with her “I beat to the tune of my own drum” attitude, we knew Lorelai was someone to watch. Here are four reasons why Lorelai Gilmore is the ultimate girlboss... 1. She named her daughter after herself. If this isn't an obvious clue, then I don't know what it. It's mentioned

l Books to help navigate your YOU when you're lost. Photo by: Elif Ani It is easy to forget how to be a girl boss every little while. Personally, I remain strong for like 4 of my responsibilities, and then I’m DONE. A lot of the time I can keep going, though, despite my exhaustion, because I have filled my mind with inspirations and goals for myself. It is all about ingraining your desired life into your mind - because there is no way to get what you want when you are not bei