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Why they were saying among themselves that it cannot be done, it was done.

“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” – Helen Keller Simone is working on a report about Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller. Though Helen … Continue reading

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Half the Sky is both a brutal awakening and an unmistakable call to action. -Melinda Gates

Our friend Amber Vandermeulen, a third grade teacher in the Kent school system, said that she and her husband had just read Half the Sky to one another on their last road-trip and she thought I might like it.   … Continue reading

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