October 11, marks the International Day of The Girl Child. So ahead of the day, we wanted to look into an organization that celebrates girls and girlhood - and was founded here in the Bay Area.
Rebel Girls is all about girl empowerment. They use stories, video, books, and audio — to inspire girls. It’s behind the well known Rebel Girls book franchise often taught in schools.
KALW's Hana Baba remembers her daughter reading them in school — biographies about woman role models — scientists, authors, playwrights. All of them real stories about real women, not fairytales.
They just releaed a new book called Dear Rebel — where they asked 145 women to share with young girls their wisdom through letters, poetry, and just messages of encouragement.
We are proud to say that also included Hana, sharing a family recipe that was handed down to her from her mom that she is handing down to her daughters..
Hana spoke with Rebel Girls CEO Jes Wolfe about their mission, and she began by asking her about an iconic San Francisco Rebel Girl we recently lost — the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.
This interview aired in the October 4, 2023 episode of Crosscurrents.
Jes will be signing books Oct 8th at 2pm at Barnes and Noble- Santa Rosa
Hana will be signing books Oct 8th at 2pm at Barnes and Noble - Concord.
