This video explains the physical and mental changes girls experience during puberty and and provides a guide to deal with them. It also offers strategies to help girls make friends, start dating, and prepare for the future.. The intended audience is girls nearing or going through puberty, and counselors, teachers, and parents who support them.. REVIEWS. “A straightforward, well-written, easy to understand, comprehensive, enjoyable treatment of an...

In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country’s National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read and write. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18. More than half were women.. Narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, MAESTRA (Spanish for teacher) explores the experiences of nine of the women who, as young girls, helped eradicate Cuban illiteracy within one year. Interweaving recent interviews,...

In 1918 and 1919, DW Griffith turned from spectacles such as The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance and Hearts of the World to smaller films, which he called his short story series. Among these is True Heart Susie (June 1919). There are those of us who consider True Heart Susie to be the Griffith's masterpiece, writes Tom Gunning in his notes for a 2006 screening at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. He goes on to praise the narrative structure and point...