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Reasons and appreciation thread for Vicki Vantoch and why I adore her and why she's pretty inspirational! Also, y'all just need to know more about her, because she did some really awesome stuff!!
•she wrote a book about Stewardesses as feminist icons ("The Jet Sex Life")
•she wrote a book about Stewardesses as feminist icons ("The Jet Sex Life")
•when she was 16, she made a documentary about orphanages in India, raised 20000$ with it & stayed in India for 2 months
•"We want to choose to go to college rather than blindly accept America's pre-prescribed education track."
•"We want to choose to go to college rather than blindly accept America's pre-prescribed education track."
•she has a PhD in history
•wrote articles for the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report
•when she was 12, she was asking for all children to be treated equally, just as speaking against bully and encouraging people to be kind. This article was published 2
•wrote articles for the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report
•when she was 12, she was asking for all children to be treated equally, just as speaking against bully and encouraging people to be kind. This article was published 2
•her other book, which is more popular and discussed, is about how to have a good threesome, but also how to deal with body & gender issues
•she was awarded the NASA and Jameson fellowship in 2006-7 for her PhD
•she was awarded the NASA and Jameson fellowship in 2006-7 for her PhD
•she adapted an old vending machine in her house to dispense scents instead
•with 20, she and Misha were already working to help people and make a positive difference
•with 20, she and Misha were already working to help people and make a positive difference
•she was also awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. for her PhD
•she once painted a white tiger on a wall and it looks stunning
•she once painted a white tiger on a wall and it looks stunning
•she and Misha didn't marry until same-sex marriage was legal (in their state i think)
•she had the idea for the I Wish For This campaign
•she had the idea for the I Wish For This campaign
I did this thread in like 2017, and didn't put anything new to it. Please feel free to add stuff!
(got the information from Twitter and just generally what Misha told us about her at conventions)
