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Inspiring Women Of Afghanistan: Shaesta Waiz, The First Woman Certified Civilian Pilot

Guest ContributorDecember 11, 2018

By Aisha Azimi - Afghan-American pilot Shaesta Waiz is one of the many Afghan women that inspire me. Shaesta is the first female certified civilian pilot from A...

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6 Expressive Gifts For The Word-Loving Women You Know

wyskDecember 7, 2018

She’s got words. She knows how to use them. Behold... 6 giftables from the brains and hands of women that harness the power of words to define and inspire. ...

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Compelling PSA “Boys Will Be Better” Takes On Climate Of Toxic Masculinity

wyskDecember 7, 2018

The new PSA Boys Will Be Better, written and directed by Jennifer Rau, takes on the "current climate of toxic masculinity." In an email to WYSK, Jennifer exp...

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Powerful Chorus Of Individuals Speak Up To Give Women You Should Know A Fighting Chance At Survival

wyskNovember 27, 2018

We are currently fighting for our organization’s life. Headed into 2019, Women You Should Know can no longer survive without outside funding as we’ve done for t...

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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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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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I’m Fighting For The Fading Stories Of Pioneering Women In Science And The Platform That Preserves Them

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 16, 2018

I am looking at a bookshelf of fading stories. Here are biographies long out of print of women who changed their time (and ours) for the better but whose lives ...

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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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No Folding Chair Required… How Women You Should Know Offers Us All A Seat At The Table

Guest ContributorNovember 8, 2018

By Marie Gardiner - Being a woman in business, being a woman doing something ‘different,’ or heck, sometimes just being a woman, can be a step off a high ledge ...

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