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INDEX

abuse, 53, 87 eating disorders, 53, 55, 58
accountability, 17–18, 55, 69–70, empowerment, 13–15, 17–18,
99 20–24, 51–52, 70, 108, 133,
activism, 7, 10, 52–53, 77, 99, 143
127–138, 143 Environmental Defense Fund, 129
American Civil Liberties Union exercise, 17, 56–59, 64, 80
(ACLU), 79 extracurricular activities, 81,
Americans with Disabilities Act 99–109, 128
(ADA), 76–77, 79
apologizing, 18–21, 36, 120, 142
ghosting, 34
Girma, Haben, 144
babysitting, 17, 111, 118, 123 González, Emma, 127, 137
banks, 86, 114–116, 124 gossip, 42, 44, 51–53, 93
Beyoncé, 46–47 Gyllenhaal, Jake, 42
bitch as a word, 8–9, 52
Black Girls in Tech, 78
Black Girls Run, 66 hair, 42, 44–50, 64, 146
body image, 43–44, 53, 55–61 high school, 37, 63, 70, 73–74, 76,
bullies, 8, 18, 31, 32, 53, 81, 85, 89, 100, 102, 104, 106, 111,
93, 94 113, 123
Bulter, Octavia, 142 Hopper, Grace, 7
Bush, Sophia, 143
impostor syndrome, 121
Civil Rights Act, 78 individualized education plan
climate week, 132 (IEP), 71, 76
college, 17, 37, 45, 76–77, 79, Individuals with Disabilities
99–100, 103, 108, 111, 115 Education Act (IDEA), 76
Comic-Con, 89 insecurity, 9, 16, 43, 47, 51, 53
Instagram, 46, 62, 88, 92, 143
internet, 85, 87–88, 90–91, 112
dietary conditions, 60 addiction, 96
disability, 11, 23, 38–39, 71, 73, online friends, 86, 89, 94
76–78, 107, 137–138, 144 online privacy, 93
discrimination, 71, 78, 102, trolls, 94–95, 138
123–124, 133–134 internship, 49, 117
diversity, 10–11, 39, 48, 120, 124,
135
jobs, 17, 47, 49–50, 73, 86, 100,
106, 111, 117–121, 131, 135
Earhart, Amelia, 7 Jobs, Steve, 45

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