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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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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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WOMXN: Short Documentary Series Explores What It Means To Be A Woman, Amplifies Lesser Heard Voices

wyskNovember 25, 2019

Through her just-released, 12-part, short documentary series, WOMXN, filmmaker Geneva Peschka spotlights twelve different women whose voices are lesser heard, ...

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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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Trailblazing Journalist Gwen Ifill (1955–2016) To Be Honored With U.S. Forever Stamp In 2020

wyskOctober 28, 2019

Last Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service revealed several of the new Forever stamps and others to be issued in 2020. Among the notable figures being celebrated is...

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Her Immigrant Story: ‘Mother Of Exiles’ Documentary Reveals Statue Of Liberty’s Little-Known History

wyskOctober 24, 2019

"What she represents is everything that has to be protected." - Diane von FurstenbergShe's celebrating her 133rd birthday on October 28. She’s the Mother o...

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