Brewers Of Change

Our BREWERS OF CHANGE™ column puts a celebratory spotlight on women leaders who are creating social impact and propelling gender equity through their organizations and businesses in their respective industries. They are Women You Should Know whose missions are greater than their companies and brands.

“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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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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The Path Of Most Resistance: Sophia Jex-Blake And The Fight For Women’s Medical Education

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 13, 2019

She had founded first England and then Scotland's first medical school for women, and been instrumental in the passing of the Medical Act that allowed women to...

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14-Year-Old Inventor, Kara Fan, Named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ For Her Nano-Silver Liquid Bandage

wyskNovember 5, 2019

14-year-old Kara Fan was just named the winner of the 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge, an annual innovation competition hosted in partnership with Discovery ...

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Food’s Bright Future: Leah Garcés And The Long Struggle To Replace Factory Farming

Dale DeBakcsyOctober 9, 2019

Vegans and meat consumers do not typically enter into common cause. To the meat eater, vegans are bleeding heart, elitist scolds, and to the vegan, meat consu...

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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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Dream Big Mural Celebrates Teen Changemaker And Aspiring Astronaut Taylor Richardson

wyskSeptember 12, 2019

Wow! Wow! Wow! This inspiring mural on the Upper Eastside of Jacksonville, Florida was created by some incredible students from James Weldon Johnson, a Duval C...

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You Should Know Monopoly Inventor Lizzie Magie… And Hasbro Should Finally Give This Trailblazer Her Credit Due

wyskSeptember 12, 2019

On Tuesday, game-maker Hasbro introduced Ms. Monopoly, "the first game in the franchise that celebrates women trailblazers." The press release goes on to say, ...

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