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Love her or hate, support her or not, she gets our vote for GirlMogul of the Day because she was able to put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling."  Sen Clinton is not afraid to be smart, to be impassioned, and even to shed a tear.  She serves as a reminder for what a women can do when she sets her mind to it, a reminder that not all paths to the top are straight, a reminder that though we may want it, we don't always get what we want, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have tried, for it's in the trying, sometimes that the most progress is made.

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I don't usually stay up to watch party conventions - after all the end is a given, the commentary is tries to hard, and sometimes watching people give speeches in fronts of hundred of thousands of people can be downright painful - oops - a gaffe here, a stumble there.  But I decided to turn into Michelle Obama's speech - since, after all, she is growing on me.

She hit the right themes - a higher power, the American Dream, hard work, sacrifice, the ability to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps. All in all, a pretty impressive speech - made all the more so by her poise, confidence, and her show of emotion speaking about the birth of her daughters.   As she said,"He’s the same man who drove me and our new baby daughter home from the hospital 10 years ago this summer, inching along at a snail’s pace, peering anxiously at us in the rearview mirror, feeling the whole weight of her future in his hands.”

And after all - isn't that how all of us, mothers & fathers feel?

 Don't forget to check out GirlMogul's Future of the Free World T-shirts - the perfect gift for the next generation of leaders.

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Just wanted to alert you the Eco Child's Play site has a great write up of GirlMogul and is running a little contest - come up with your own t-shirt slogan.  Please go on over and check out the post to find out more.   It includes parts of an interview I did with Amy Jussel from The Shaping Youth Blog. Be sure to read  the Eco Child's Play story and leave your comments for a shirt idea!

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Check out this article on Micheel Obama from the Associated Press.  Which ever way you may be leaning politically, whatever you think a role of a First Lady should be, let's just take a moment and applaud Michelle Obama for being...her.  As the article says" There's not a parent on planet Earth who wouldn't want a daughter like this," said Edythe Friley, 61, a retired teacher from Detroit ..."

She is a role model to all girls out there - having risen from poverty through hard work and education, to achieve a meaningful career, to raise a family and achieve a realistic level of finacial success and stability.  Go Ms. Obama...and no matter what happens, keep on inspiring all those other GirlMoguls out there.

 Think the Obama girls would like a Future Leader of the Free World t-shirt?  GirlMogul will be happy to send them ones...pass the word along.

Don't forget to shop for all your Girl Power back to school accessories at GirlMogul's back to school page.

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First all - sorry for the delay in posting.  There were umm technical issues that took several emails and a couple of tech support calls to figure out.  But we're back and have a slate of great posts coming up, including information on a giveaway a new friend is hosting.

But first I just wanted to bring the Shaping Youth Blog and its founder Amy Jussel to your attention.  This is a great well thought out blog about the media's effect on youth today - and don't worry - it's not all bad.  It includes a lot of insight into how teens spending all this time online is going to be shaping the next generation.  Of course, I am having pains realizing that I am not of the next generation anymore... Anyway great information resources and links on body image, branding, and one of my greatest worries - growing up too soon.

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