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“Not being able to see was not an obstacle” – Palmira Martinez, A Professional Runner Who Is Blind, Races For Equality

Guest ContributorSeptember 21, 2018

“Love, Gilda”… A Documentary Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of The Great Gilda Radner

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

LATEST WYSK STORIES

Annie Govekar Delivers Megadose Of Badass Woman-Powered Inspiration Through Art Project

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

On Inauguration Day 2017, Annie Govekar, a self-taught artist and photographer, was looking for a way to counter the "defeat and uncertainty" she was seeing all...

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Dolly Parton Gives Us New ’19th Amendment’ Anthem About Women’s Right To Vote… Volume Up

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

This week, a new song from Dolly Parton hit the digital airwaves that’s a head boppin', toe tappin' historical anthem centered on women’s fight for the legal ri...

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45 Years Ago Today: Billie Jean King Defeated Bobby Riggs In Battle Of The Sexes

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

More than 50 million Americans tuned in to watch, making it the most viewed U.S. tennis match of all time. More importantly, King's victory made it a game-changer for women’s tennis....

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Women Killing It: Meet Business Leader Anna Maria Chávez, An Advocate For Women At Every Stage Of Life

Sally HubbardSeptember 19, 2018

"My grandmother taught me something which didn’t really resonate until I was much older… 'Anna Maria, you have only a few seats in the front row of your life. W...

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A Bay of Botany: Alice Eastwood’s Nine Decades and Three Hundred Thousand Specimens

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 19, 2018

April 18, 1906, and Alice Eastwood's lunch bag hangs casually from a mastodon's tusk while outside, a proud city burns. It is the morning of the great San Fran...

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Dozens of Native American Women Have Disappeared in Montana

wyskSeptember 19, 2018

Since January 2018, dozens of Native American Women have disappeared in Montana. In this short film from Gen , reporter Kris Reyes explores why this is happenin...

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Watch First Official Trailer For Captain Marvel Starring Brie Larson

wyskSeptember 18, 2018

"Higher. Further. Faster." Today Marvel Studios released the first official trailer for Captain Marvel, starring Academy Award winner Brie Larson. It gives fans...

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“They said I couldn’t govern because I was a woman,” Irlanda Pop, The Only Indigenous Mayor In Guatemala

Guest ContributorSeptember 13, 2018

By UN Women - Irlanda Pop is the Mayor of Lanquín, a municipality in the Alta Verapaz department of Guatemala. She is the only indigenous Mayor and one of ten w...

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Paralympian And Musician Manami Ito Performs Beautiful Violin Solo

wyskSeptember 12, 2018

This is Manami Ito, she is a nurse, Paralympic swimmer, and an incredibly talented musician. Manami lost her right arm in a traffic accident in November 2004, b...

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Girls

When Your Kids Ask For A Hulk Princess Cake…

wyskSeptember 16, 2015

"My twin daughters asked for a Hulk Princess cake for their birthday, and my wife made it happen."...

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Want To Map The Exact Spots Where Women Made History… There’s An App For That

wyskMarch 19, 2015

"It’s not that women don’t make history - it’s that we don’t honor them for it."...

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Star Wars Loving Girl Gets A Chewbacca-Barbie Birthday Cake, And It’s Everything!

wyskNovember 27, 2015

Happy Birthday Sophie, may the force stay with you!...

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Entertainment

Woman Creates Animated Series Featuring Trio Of Ethiopian Girl Superheroes Who Fight Injustice In Their Country

wyskJune 1, 2017

"It was very important to have girls who look like me and who look like my child to be on the screen playing very good role models." - Bruktawit Tigabu, creator Tibeb Girls...

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Young Filmmaker Takes On Controversial Mandated School BMI Testing In Powerful Documentary

wyskFebruary 27, 2017

“It has become my mission to be a voice for young people who had been profiled and unfairly bullied by these laws.”...

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Women Killing It! Podcast: Meet Suzanne Todd, The ‘Bad Moms’ Producer Who Is Hollywood’s $3 Billion Woman

Sally HubbardNovember 1, 2017

In this episode of Sally Hubbard’s Women Killing It! podcast, hear how Suzanne Todd has crafted a long-lasting career as an award-winning ...

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Women In Science

How Mathematical Lone Wolf Karen Uhlenbeck Found Her Pack

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 29, 2017

When you first walk into high school your Freshman year and plop yourself nervously into a desk in the back of your geometry class (because ...

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The Amazing Life Of Dr. Margaret Chung, The First American-Born Chinese Woman Physician and Surgeon

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 1, 2018

Her mother was raised in a brothel, and her "son" was Ronald Reagan. Take any section of Dr. Margaret Chung's (1889-1959) life, and lay i...

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The Secrets Stars Keep: Lady Margaret Huggins (1848-1915), Pioneer of Spectral Photography

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 14, 2018

The history of science boasts a robust roster of Vanished Women, wives and sisters who did the work of full partners but received the recogn...

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