girlworks

girlworks promotes critical thinking to girls and young women aged 11 - 16, covering 10 topical areas: girl in the world; money, career, entertainment, technology, health & beauty, sport, fashion, quizzes & games and art & design.

Janet’s Spiel

girlworks • VOLUME 16, NUMBER 5 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024

3 girls in the world

YEMEN • YEMEN HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RELIGION AND WORLD HISTORY. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (SEE GIRL IN THE WORLD) IN THE HEBREW BIBLE AND THE THREE WISE MEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT ARE TRADITIONALLY LINKED TO YEMEN. WHILE COFFEE PERHAPS ORIGINATED IN ETHIOPIA, YEMEN FOR CENTURIES WAS THE MAIN PRODUCER. YEMEN WAS SO SUCCESSFUL, THE ROMANS CALLED THE AREA “ARABIA FELIX,” FLOURISHING (OR HAPPY) ARABIA.

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA

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13 careergirl

a career as a Landscape Architect

17 science & tech

HIGH TECH LOW TECH FOR LEARNING • The writer Virginia Woolf said “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” To extend that idea, a woman must have a room of her own if she is to learn, write or research anything. In a world of distractions, creating calm can be tough.

21 health & beauty

BACK TO SCHOOL ANXIETY

minimal make-up minimal cost

27 sport & fitness

How to Play Lacrosse

31 fashion & style

Classic Fall Fashion

35 art & design

how to create a DIY PHOTO COLLAGE WALL

39 entertainment

ZENDAYA

The Paper Bag • Embarrassing stories from teen girls like you!

45 moneygirl

MONEY FUNDAMENTALS PAY YOURSELF FIRST

49 quizzes & games

Spot the Differences • At frst glace, each pair of Halloween photos look the same. But looks can be deceiving.

quiz: what Mythical Creature are you?

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES ANSWERS