Izzy Labbe

Say it loud! Tips for successful public speaking

by Julia Bluhm, Montgomery Jones, and Izzy Labbe There are few people who enjoy public speaking. From the stress of writing a speech to the nerves of the big day, it may seem like public speaking leaves little to be desired–but it’s not true! By sharing your voice with others, you can teach them something…

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Women's History Year: July Edition

For this month’s installment of Women’s History Year, Izzy Labbe talks about two women who inspire her: Josephine Baker and Wendy Davis. Check it out below and send us your own videos at sparkteam at sparksummit dot com! More on Josephine Baker More on Wendy Davis…

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Ugh, Dress Codes

by Izzy Labbe If you are or ever have been a teenager in America, you know this time of the year: it’s early June, and the countdown until the last day of school is becoming more and more intense. It’s so hot outside that you have absolutely no desire to get out of bed early…

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Feminist Reads Challenge: O, Pioneers!

This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here.  by Izzy Labbe I was talking to my mom’s best friend the other day, and she told me a story about a project she had to do on the state of Nebraska when she was…

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Don’t Stop Believing: Our TedxWomen Journey

by Izzy Labbe & Julia Bluhm A little over a week ago, we flew to Washington D.C to speak at the TEDx Women conference. Our 10-minute talk was all about our experience with the Seventeen Magazine Campaign, and encouraging girls and women to join organizations like SPARK, in order to make a difference. The best…

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Teen Vogue Homework Assignment #3: August 2012

In this edition of our Teen Vogue Homework, Izzy, Maya, and Julia got together to go through the August 2012 issue of Teen Vogue, marking “non-diverse” images (or images of white, thin women) with “diverse” images (images of women of color or non-thin women), and at the end of their journey, here’s what they’d found: 110…

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Sexualized music through the ages: the 1960s

by Izzy Labbe This is part one in a four-part serial blog about sexualization in the music industry, beginning with the 1960s. I’m one of those people who can live without food and water, shelter, human interaction and all that other stuff people are supposed to have to survive, but whose body and existence will…

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Izzy's Seventeen Video Is A YouTube Hit

By Izzy Labbe It’s been a little over two months since awesome SPARK blogger Julia Bluhm and I walked into our cafeteria during lunchtime with my laptop, the April issue of Seventeen Magazine, and a few questions. We interviewed 15 seventh and eighth graders at our school, as well as our guidance counselor about the messages…

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