Emma has become quite an activist:

• NOW: Women of Action Award Recipients Award

  National Organization of Women: Emma Blackman-Mathis and Jettie Fields, co-chairs of the Girls as Grantmakers Team (7/21/2007)

• The Abercrombie & Fitch 'girlcott'
  Organized by the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PA
  For all WGFSWA media inquiries: 412-434-4883 info@WGFSWPA.org

  The press release before the rally generated some local controversy:
  [Archived][Cached] Tribune-Review: Abercrombie & Fitch target of 'girlcott' (10/26/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] Tribune-Review: Who's the brains behind this T-shirt girlcott? (10/28/2005)

  Local coverage of the rally:
  [Archived][Cached] KDKA 2: Group 'Girlcotts' Offensive Tees (10/31/2005)

  This 10 minute live segment was the big break:
  [MS video] NBC Today show (11/1/05)
  

  The story was picked up in 100 to 150 venues worldwide:
  [Archived] Chicago Tribune: Fighting Fitch (11/2/2005)
  [Archived] Newsday: Student 'girlcott' protests Abercrombie t-shirts (11/2/2005)
  [Archived] Salon.com Broadsheet: Teens launch "girlcott" against Abercrombie(11/3/2005)
  [Archived] New Kerala: Girls offended by T-shirt breast humor (11/3/2005)
  [Archived] Web India: Girls offended by T-shirt breast humor (11/3/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] St Petersburg Times: It's grrrl power vs. Abercrombie & Fitch (11/5/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] Toledo Blade: Bawdy T-shirts set off 'girlcott' against Abercrombie & Fitch (11/12/2005)

  This is perhaps the best summary story to this point:
  [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Bawdy T-shirts set off 'girlcott' by teens (11/3/05)
  and the beginning of the end:
  [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Abercrombie & Fitch to pull line of T-shirts (11/5/2005)
  and some fun:
  [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Girlcott political cartoon, Rob Rogers (11/9/05)

  New material:
  [Archived][Cached] Tribune-Review: Young women champion Pittsburgh foundation (11/25/05)
  [Archived][Cached] Tribune-Review: 'Girlcott' organizers get chance to share message (12/5/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] KDKA 2: Local Girls Meet With Abercrombie & Fitch Execs (12/5/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'Girlcott' organizers meet with Abercrombie & Fitch execs over T-shirts (12/6/2005)
  [Archived][Cached] MTV News: Group suggests new product lines with shirts reading 'Your Future Boss,' 'All This and Brains. (12/8/2005)'

• [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh City Paper: A conversation with Emma Blackman-Mathis (5/13/2004)

• [Archived][Cached] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Teen Forum: Panelists differ in opinions on same-sex marriage (3/31/2004)