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US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI

Women in construction celebrate progress while legal attacks on DEI threaten organizations that support tradeswomen and efforts to increase gender diversity in construction.
History
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

'We're making history': Rosies answer the call to preserve history

Tradeswomen organized Victory Ship Revival to repair and preserve the WWII SS Red Oak Victory, honoring female wartime labor while restoring a historic Richmond-built ship.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

We're making history': Rosies answer the call to preserve history

More than 50 mostly women volunteers have answered the call to repair and renovate the SS Red Oak Victory, the last known surviving ship built in Richmond's Kaiser Shipyard during the second World War. Beyond preserving a piece of history, the mission of the project, dubbed Victory Ship Revival, is to honor the contribution of Rosies, women who stepped up during the war filling jobs typically only open to men.
Renovation
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