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Girls

Express

FOR & BY GIRLS!

True Story

Michele received a letter

from her superhero!

Dear American Girl,

When my school had a super-
hero day, I dressed up as Ruth
Bader Ginsburg. She’s a Supreme
Court Justice. As a judge on America’s highest court, Justice

Ginsburg stands up for the rights of girls and women.

At the time—I was in third grade—I had been learning about how hard

women in our country had to fight for the right to vote. I had also read a
book about Justice Ginsburg’s life. For superhero day, I wore a dress and
put on a necklace. I also wore a collar like she wears, put my hair in a bun,

and wore a pair of my mom’s glasses without the lenses.

The dress and the hair and the glasses really made me feel like Justice

Ginsburg. At school, I explained why she is a superhero to me. My mom
posted a picture of me in my costume on social media, and Justice Ginsburg
saw it. Then, one day, I received a note in the mail. It was from her! Not
many kids can say they’ve gotten a note from a true superhero. Reading

it made me feel super-duper-duper happy and proud.

Age 10, Maryland

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