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Racing To A Victory For Women
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At the age of ten she began go-carting at Sugar River Raceway and went on to win several national championships. Ever since then Danica Patrick has been challenging the male dominated sport at every turn.
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A Woman's Right to Push
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There is much controversy surrounding the VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean), so much so that some hospitals are now refusing to admit women requesting this type of birth.
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No Shot Required
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The vaccine strip would eliminate the ouch factor that a standard shot produces, it's more effective than liquid which can spill, and the easy melt away strip goes down fast.
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A Mom-trepreneur for Working Moms
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SheSpeaks recently had the opportunity to interview entrepreneurial working mom Amy Keroes. Amy and her partner Dawn Dobras run the working mother's guide website Mommy Track'd. During the interview Amy let us in on how she got her business started, obstacles she faced, and some tricks she learned along the way that every working mom should know.
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Making First Impressions Work
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In 1996, Nancy Lublin inherited $5000 from her great-grandfather, Poppy Max. She turned that contribution into a quest to give women the tools they need to get a job ? starting with a suit. With its mission "to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire.
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SheSpeaks featured on ABC 6 Action News
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SheSpeaks was featured earlier this week on the regional ABC 6 Action News. Welcome to all those new members who joined SheSpeaks after viewing this report.
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The US Forever Stamp
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We've been buying stamps forever, well since 1847 when they were introduced and immediately embraced with about sales hovering around 3,700,000 of the 5¢ (for distances under 300 miles) and about 865,000 of the 10¢ variety which went the, uh, distance.
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The Power of the ONEsie
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A grassroots campaign aims to turn the tides of legislature in Washington State and beyond in support of the Family Leave Insurance bill. MomsRising is a grassroots organization that fights for equal rights for families.
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Follow These Women to Peace and Empowerment
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Earlier this month a group of 250 women from 30 different countries gathered in northern Syria to begin a 12-day bicycle tour through the Middle East. These women are all a part of an international movement intending to empower women as well as putting an end to the violence in the Middle East. This group is known as Follow the Women and they have been doing these cycling tours since April of 2004.
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Got Your Degree and Don't Know What To Do With It? Or Know Someone Else Who Does?
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Searching for a job can be a daunting task. If you're just graduating from college, or nurturing a family member on their way, it may seem an impossible feat. But now what? The day you were deposited on the curb of your college campus with a diploma in hand, were you elated or let down? The parchment is proof of your accomplishments, but it isn't a ticket to your career. You need to get through the door of prospective employers but how do you make an impression if you have no experience?
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