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‘I Was The 14th African-American Woman Architect In The U.S.’… Meet Kathryn Tyler Prigmore

Guest ContributorJanuary 16, 2020

By byGeorge - Kathryn Tyler Prigmore was shocked to see herself in a 1985 issue of EBONY, listed as the 14th African-American woman registered to practice arch...

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“Walk In My Boots!” Feminist Plumber Pens Powerful Essay On Being A Woman In Construction Trade

Guest ContributorJanuary 9, 2020

By Judaline Cassidy - Here’s the question men at a construction site never get: Are you qualified? Women get asked this every day of every job. So, allow me...

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Who Are The Toy Experts? Sexy Looking Dolls Are NOT On Trend

Guest ContributorDecember 5, 2019

By Jodi Bondi Norgaard - Every year, just in time for holiday shopping, the media serves up guides to help grown-ups buy the most sought-after toys for the kid...

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U.S. Air Force Veteran Is On Mission To Make Sure Military Women’s Stories Are Told

Guest ContributorNovember 11, 2019

By Amanda Huffman, United States Air Force Veteran - I had a simple idea. I wanted to hear more deployment stories. I had been writing about my deployment expe...

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Sorry, But Male Geniuses Are Replaceable

Guest ContributorOctober 8, 2019

Science is a process, and exaggerating a single person’s contributions prohibits progress — especially when that person derails women’s careers. By Sarah Ol...

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A Conversation With Jessica Sergeant, Champion Of Language Access For The Deaf, Advocate For The Recognition Of Sign Languages

Guest ContributorSeptember 24, 2019

By Alison Tedford - 10 million people on Facebook watched the story of a Deaf girl named Ayla. The videos made by Jessica Sergeant went viral for all the right...

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Dr. Frances Kelsey, The Woman Who Saved The US From The Worst Pharmaceutical Disaster In History

Guest ContributorAugust 1, 2019

By James Essinger - Most people in the United States today have never heard of the drug thalidomide, but they ought to know the danger they escaped. I...

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A Photo Essay: Progress Of The World’s Women

Guest ContributorJuly 18, 2019

By UN WOMEN - As the world around us changes, families, and the role of women and girls within them, are also changing. There is no ‘standard’ form of famil...

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Young Female Rocket Scientist Launches Nation’s First Print Magazine For Girls In STEM

Guest ContributorJune 26, 2019

By Natalie Hahn - Reinvented Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this month announced the launch of their magazine’s first issue. Reinvented Magazin...

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