A creative thesis project that explores the power of personal storytelling during transitions to promote female bravery, authenticity, and community building.

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About The Project

Project Brave Woman is a pilot website and creative thesis project created by Carlina Scalf. It shows that examining the personal stories of women, whether shared through interviews or literature, fosters community and promotes female bravery and authenticity. The pilot website shows this through four “as-told to” stories and two analysis essays on memoirs written by women; the interviewees and books are specifically related to Carlina’s life and her upcoming transition into adulthood. Reflection essays on the interviews and memoirs, as well as a list of ideas of expansion, examines the value of this project and the ways it could be expanded in the future into a website for women that is focused on community-building through the sharing of personal stories.

 

The As-Told To Interview Stories

Char Schuster: Cultivating an Independent Life

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Madeleine Robling: Constant Evolution into a True Self

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Monica Scalf: See and Be the Good in the World

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Maren Orchard: Facing Growth and Transition with Boldness and Love

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The Memoirs

A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel

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Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro

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The Reflections