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Feminist Boot Camp

When people talk about boot camp, they are most likely referring to grueling workout routine designed to get people into shape, fast. But when Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner offer their boot camp in New York City, it is not military training or abs of steal that they promise, it’s feminism.

For budding feminists too young or too far away to attend Amy Richard’s New York City boot camp, there is another opportunity to learn more about female empowerment. Cartoon Network has announced the return of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup… and a new character, voiced by none other than Ringo Starr as the new math teacher of Townsville, “Fibonacci Sequins”

Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.
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