Maryland family turns home-school lesson into a way to give back

Written by: Valerie Bonk

A family in Maryland is turning its lessons on women’s history into a chance to volunteer and encourage others to advocate for change.

Carolyn Deol, 11, of Rockville, Maryland, is home-schooled and said that at the beginning of the pandemic, her mom was teaching them about the 19th Amendment.

“Everyone that supported women’s suffrage would wear a yellow rose,” Carolyn said.

She said she wanted to make a difference like those women in history. So, she teamed up with her 12-year-old cousin Kareena Panicker to create a website and podcast called “The Yellow Roses” to teach children about social justice.

Read more at WTOP.

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