As you may recall, a few months ago, I told you about some awesome University of Michigan undergrads who, dissatisfied with the fact that women are largely left out of the K-12 history curriculum in the U.S., decided to start an education technology company. Well, the company, called Leesta, launched a little while ago, and […]
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Exploring the untold history of women in American with Leesta, empowering our daughters with Girls Rock Detroit, the music of Timothy Monger, and a quick visit from Loose Teeth …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Education, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged Amber Lanter, Amber Lantern, banjo, Colin Crowley, Girls Rock Detroit, Gregory McIntosh, khat, Leesta, Loose Teeth, Melissa Coppola, Pete Larson, shamisen, Timothy Monger, WKRP 4 Comments
Awesome U-M undergrads launch startup to teach American history through the stories of inspirational women
The Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation a few days ago awarded a $1,000 grant to Virginia Lozano, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, who, along with her twin sister Beatriz, created an education technology company called Leesta in order to “inspire 8-11 year olds by teaching American History through the stories of women.” After bestowing […]
Posted in A2Awesome, Awesome Foundation, Education, History Also tagged A People's History of the United States, advertising, American Studies, animation, art school, autism, awesome women, Beatriz Lozano, Bessie Coleman, BrainPop, Charles H. Wright African American Museum, Coco Chanel, Dolores Huerta, education reform, entrepreneurship, gamification, Grace Lee Boggs, Howard Zinn, hugging machine, Leesta, Mike Huckabee, misunderstanding American history, Paula Friedrich, rewriting history, software, Stamps School of Art and Design, Stephanie O’ Neil, strong women, Temple Grandin, University of Michigan, women who kick ass, Zinn Education Project 6 Comments