wysk, Author at Women You Should Know®

This Dollmaker, Street Artist, And Yarnbomber Has Us Hooked On Her Handiwork

wyskNovember 26, 2018

We are big fans of 'yarnbombing', a particularly beautiful and cozy form of street art, also known as yarn graffiti, 'yarnstorming' or yarn activism. So when th...

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Traveling ‘Over The River And Through The Wood’ This Thanksgiving? You Should Know Lydia Maria Child

wyskNovember 21, 2018

She not only authored this famed line for a Thanksgiving Day poem (1844), she was a tireless crusader for Native Americans, slaves, and women....

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Chicago Area Illustrator Pamela Seatter Unveils Public Art Mural “Stronger Together”

wyskNovember 19, 2018

When now art director and and illustrator Pamela Seatter was in first grade, she won a poster contest, and knew at that moment she wanted to be an artist. Today...

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Real Talk With Astronaut Abby: How Women Deal With Their Periods In Space

wyskNovember 12, 2018

In 1983, as Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, was preparing for her history-making flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger, engineers as...

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Meet Susie Coston, An Extraordinary Human Who Gives Sanctuary And Love To Rescued Farm Animals

wyskNovember 8, 2018

"They’re just like people - every one of them has a past when they come in. Most of them come from a place of loss, like a big place of loss. Once they’re here ...

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“Maria by Callas”… New Documentary On The Legendary Opera Singer Told Her Own Words

wyskNovember 8, 2018

Time magazine called her "a woman for whom the term prima donna could have been invented" and the "undisputed queen of the world’s opera". This weekend, the lif...

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Aretha Franklin Documentary Filmed 46 Years Ago, Is Finally Getting Released

wyskNovember 6, 2018

In the early 70s, director Sydney Pollack documented Aretha Franklin and the making of a live album at the New Temple Missionary Church in Los Angeles, CA. The ...

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Laces You Should Know… 5 Styles Designed To Define And Inspire, Meant To (em)POWER

wyskNovember 5, 2018

As proud champions of women’s and girls’ empowerment since 2011, we really wanted a product collection that could take our Women You Should Know mission to the ...

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The 100 Black Females Project: Shayla Hunter Turns Academic Assignment Into Empowering Platform

wyskNovember 2, 2018

In April 2018, Shayla Hunter was required to complete a 100 Day Project as part of her graduate degree from the School of Visual Arts. She needed to create some...

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