by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
I believe if Women’s History Month gives you an opportunity to learn even even one single new story about important women in history who you didn’t know before — and then share that story with your kids — then that would be fantastic. So I...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
Whether we’re taking the time to celebrate our own heritage or exploring those different cultures and backgrounds of our friends and neighbors that help make America what it is, books are always a favorite way for me to learn with my kids. And as Black History...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Books for Adults, Books for Kids
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Style + Beauty
While our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide is up and running with hundreds of gift ideas, there are still a few very specific types of people on our lists that you might be shopping for. In my case, I’m thinking of all the incredible, engaged, active, activist women who...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
I just received a news alert that our strong, feisty, beloved SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fell and fractured three ribs last night. It’s happened before (she evidently “did not skip a beat” during that time, according to the court because,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Last night’s election was historic in so many ways, with representation that’s starting to better reflect the actual composition of the country. We now have the first Black woman in Congress from Massachusetts: Ayanna Pressley. The first Black woman in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion
If you haven’t gotten word yet, we have a seriously important election coming up in November. We’ve asked you to check your registration, double and triple-check your registration, join Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda to help new voters to register,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style
Wee rascals is fast becoming my go-to site for gifts for enlightened kids. I just love these makers of wonderful historical tees for kids honoring heroes like Malala, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Hamil-crew, and a girl gang we want to run with. My...
by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor
Just when I thought I could never love another print as much as I love my Michelle Obama print, along comes this amazing She-Series collage poster from Karen Hallion featuring so many of my favorite self-saving, empowered female heroines from books, movies, and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion
If you’re not yet aware of Lingua Franca, well come right here, my friends! Rachel Hruska’s luxury, celeb-approved, hand-embroidered cashmere sweaters and accessories have blown up certain circles of the internet this year — the main one being...