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Putting Tools In More Girls’ Hands: NYC Nonprofit That Teaches Girls Construction Skills Launches Boston Chapter

wyskJune 1, 2022

Tradeswoman-Founded Tools & Tiaras Inc. Meets Growing Demand For Programming, Expands To Show Girls (Ages 6-17) In The Greater New England Area That "Jobs ...

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Essential Risk: NYC Plumber Judaline Cassidy On Working In Building Trades During COVID-19 Crisis

wyskApril 16, 2020

Judaline Cassidy has been a plumber in NYC for more than two decades. She is a master of her craft, and a champion of equality in the still male-dominated cons...

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Fact v Fiction: “And The People Stayed Home” Viral Poem By Kitty O’Meara (2020), Not Kathleen O’Mara (1869)

wyskApril 6, 2020

"And the people stayed home." This is the opening line of an untitled poem that’s gone wildly viral. Social media posts shared now 10s of 1,000s of times by pe...

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Candid Conversation With Jen Haller, The First Person To Receive Injection Of Trial Coronavirus Vaccine

wyskMarch 23, 2020

On Monday, March 16, in a monumental act of courage and selflessness, Jen Haller, age 43, became the first person to receive the first-ever injection of an inv...

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The Woman In The Window: A.J. Finn’s Best-Seller Headed To The Big Screen With Amy Adams Starring

wyskJanuary 9, 2020

Gillian Flynn declared the book, "Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing." Stephen King said it was, "Unputdownable." Ruth Ware called it, "A dark, twisty confection."...

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Teri Johnson’s Home Fragrance Brand Celebrates The Harlem Renaissance Through The Power Of Scent

wyskDecember 17, 2019

After moving from her native Texas to New York City’s Harlem, Teri Johnson, a travel and lifestyle expert, embarked on an intensive research journey that led h...

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Queen Of Sole: Notes To Self Socks Founder Laura Schmidt Puts Positive Affirmations On People’s Feet

wyskDecember 10, 2019

During a family road trip on New Year’s Day 2011, Laura Schmidt had her tennis shoes kicked off, and was staring at her plain white socked feet, lost in though...

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Documentary Spotlights Courageous Women In Aviation And Determined Girls Pursuing The Field

wyskDecember 6, 2019

"Just watch, all of you men. I'll show you what a woman can do. . . . I'll go across the country, I'll race to the Moon. . . . I'll never look back." - Edna Ga...

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Baby Liberty: 18-Month-Old Has Portrayed 137 Influential Women In Inspiring Photography Project

wyskDecember 3, 2019

Meet Liberty Jaine, a baby girl who has spent the first 18 months of her life paying visual tribute to women everyone should know through a photography project...

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