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Kiana Hayeri Unveils Young Women In Iran

wyskJune 4, 2012

Iranian born photographer Kiana Hayeri’s "Your Veil is a Battleground" project explores the dual lives of a new generation of young Iranian women as they try to live within their country's restrictive morality laws, while taking daily risks to push back against them....

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Modern Woman Helps People Stay Connected… The Old Fashioned Way

wyskJanuary 12, 2012

Jaclyn Carter has been hand making greeting cards since age 3. Today, she is still making meaningful cards with texture and real emotion behind them. Only now she's not just making them for her family; she's creating them for customers all over the world through her blossoming, online greeting card company, Love Jac....

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If The Shoe Fits

wyskDecember 1, 2011

There is no denying the relationship between women and shoes. The average woman will buy 469 pairs of shoes in her lifetime and she'll spend roughly $25,000 doing so. Kobi Levi is an Israeli footwear designer whose hand-made "shoes" are much more art than they are footwear....

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Seasons Become 3D & Virtual In New York’s Central Park

wyskOctober 28, 2011

Check out this awesome video of a 3-D light animation created with a digital mapping process on Bethesda Terrace in New York City's Central Park. Narrated by Ke...

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Happy Birthday To Me… Now Here’s My Gift To You!

wyskOctober 24, 2011

Brenda Berkman, retired FDNY Captain and devout volunteer, celebrated her 60th birthday by recruiting friends to join her in giving back with a day of service at Girls Prep Lower East Side Elementary School, the first all-girls charter school in New York City. ...

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Book Buzz

wyskOctober 21, 2011

Finding a great book can sometimes be a lot harder than you expect. Recently, a few of us at Women You Should Know got to talking about some of our favorite reads and figured, why not spread the word? So, if you are unsure of whether or not you want your next read to be non-fiction or fiction, try an historical novel and you will get both. Here are some of our recently read favorites....

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WYSK Road Trip On the Digital Highway

wyskOctober 7, 2011

We asked our team to share their favorite, go-to sites for what's on their radar right now. Here's our handpicked selection of where we like to learn, shop and get inspiration....

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