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Teaching tots
Kings County kids learn about feminism
STRONG SONG: Singer Hannah Moore serenaded youngsters at a feminism class for kids on
March 27. Photo by Caroline Ourso
BY COLIN MIXSON
Kings County tots between the ages
of 2 and 4 studied the accomplishments
and crafts of great women at a
feminism class for kids held in Prospect
Lefferts Gardens last week.
The March 27 event for Brooklyn’s
smallest feminists — who donned
shirts that read “little feminist”
and “the future is mine” — featured
some light lectures on history’s top
gals, including Frida Kahlo and Michelle
Obama. But the women’s empowerment
lesson took a backseat
to arts, crafts, and adorableness,
according to the pint-sized pupils’
strong, female instructor.
“They’re so cute!” said Vanessa
Raptopoulos, owner of the Awesome
Brooklyn gift shop at 617 Flatbush
Ave. “We just thought it would be
fun for kids.”
The event kicked off with a brief
history of Kahlo and her status as
a feminist icon, before the kids dug
into Raptopoulos’s stash of crayons
and colored pencils, and drew pictures
of the famed Mexican artist —
although the kids employed a decidedly
more conservative style than
the Central American painter’s,
according to Raptopoulos.
“There were no nudes,” she
explained.
And for Obama, the kids planted
flowers in emulation of the First
Lady’s White House garden, laying
seeds in egg crates which they later
took home to watch grow, according
to the purveyor of novelties.
Throughout the event, Toons for
Tots entertainer Hannah Moore regaled
her diminutive audience with
songs related to the event’s feminist
theme, including “De Colores” for
Kahlo and “Zoom to the Moon” in
honor of female astronauts.
How much the pint-sized pupils
really learned about feminism and
the struggle for women’s equality is
anyone’s guess, but kids are never
too young to learn about the great
gals of history, according to one
mom.
“My daughter is only 2 years
old, but the more she’s exposed to
these positive images, it will benefit
her in the long run,” said Erica
Thomas Collier, who brought
daughter Cyan.
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