Tagged: Profiles

Laura Zahn on Her Experiences in Woodworking

Forget Rosie the Riveter. Meet Lara the Woodworker.

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Kelly McEvers Is Embedded with New NPR Podcast

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW Kelly McEvers’ face, but you probably know her voice. McEvers, one of the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered, is launching…

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VINA: The App That Helps You Find Female Friends

BY NOW, we’ve all become used to the notion that true love — or even lust — is just a swipe away. But despite what…

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Three Muslim Women Share How They Feel About Hijab

INITIALLY, this was going to be a generic (and let’s be real, maybe, slightly high-horsey) thinkpiece about the sometimes controversial and misconstrued symbolism of hijab, a veil…

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Laura Bell Bundy Gets Skits-O-Frenic, Talks Sketch

IN AN AGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS, there are very few entertainers left who are true triple threats. Laura Bell Bundy happens…

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Athena: How One Piece of Tech Can Help Stop Assault

ACCORDING TO THE RAPE, ABUSE, AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN), someone commits a sexual assault in America every 107 seconds, which equals about 230,000 victims…

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Behind Your Favorite Fragrance is Emilie Coppermann

FRENCH PERFUMER EMILIE COPPERMANN had her career ambitions sorted out before most people learn how to read. “When I was eight years old, I could…

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DC Abortion Fund Gets People Medical Care They Need

FOR A WOMAN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, deciding to get an abortion in the face of an unwanted pregnancy can be one of the…

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Jewelbots Creators Blend Fashion & Tech for Girls

SARA CHIPPS AND BROOKE MORELAND, cofounders of Jewelbots, are intent on changing the worlds of fashion and technology. They’re taking a unique approach to the age-old…

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Abbey Robertson: Blazing Trails For Ladies in Comedy

COMEDY AND TALENT MANAGER ABBEY ROBERTSON has got a lot of street credit under her belt in the comedy world for being only 27 years…

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Mairead Delaney on Symphysiotomy, Activism, and Art

MOST PEOPLE IN THE U.S. have never heard of a medical procedure called symphysiotomy. In recent years, awareness has been thrust upon the consciousness of…

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Wild Oats: Author Robin Rinaldi on Self-Discovery

The following is a post in our Side Book series, in which we speak with authors at length about their forthcoming books. Because, like our…

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