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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The pink ribbon that has become the most widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness came about when a 68-year-old California woman named Charlotte Haley, whose sister, daughter, and granddaughter had breast cancer, created peach-colored ribbons to call attention to inadequate funding for breast cancer research. The Susan G.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

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Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. ” These are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. .” A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Fund their work! Charlotte Cooper. England's Charlotte Cooper is remembered for winning five singles titles at Wimbledon and being the first female athlete to become an Olympic Champion in 1900. Want to see more women at the forefront of scientific discoveries? Sheroes in the Arts. Lorraine Hansberry. Future Sheroes.

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