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Miatta reads

Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves

It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.

Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
foreverstan

In perilous times, a triumph for these young women

In perilous times, a triumph for these young women
Old Library Keio

Women still face a tough time in the hallowed halls of Japan's prestigious universities

Women still face a tough time in the hallowed halls of Japan's prestigious universities
Jiu Jitsu

From quidditch in California to karate in Cairo, women are winning — join them on the map

From quidditch in California to karate in Cairo, women are winning — join them on the map
The World

A testimony to the power of female teachers

A testimony to the power of female teachers
Merrill Garbus of the band tUnE-yArDs

Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs: 'Play what you want to hear'

Merrill Garbus, who performs genre-defying music as tUnE-yArDs, has been shattering expectations about what kind of music women make.

Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs: 'Play what you want to hear'
Sister Rosemary 16:9

Nun vs Warlord: the secret weapon is love (and sewing)

Decades of conflict in northern Uganda ended up traumatizing thousands of girls. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe has been taking them in and teaching them new skills: how to sew and make crafts to support their families. But beyond that, Sister Rosemary wants them to learn self-respect. In return, she says, she's learned from them how to forgive.

Nun vs Warlord: the secret weapon is love (and sewing)
The World

Ghana's 'carry girls' strive to be somebody, earning tips to pay school fees back home

In Ghana, girls and young women from the rural countryside make up the largest group of people flooding into big cities looking for work, often to pay school fees. Most of them find work in the markets. But it's a rough life with few guarantees.

Ghana's 'carry girls' strive to be somebody, earning tips to pay school fees back home