Amazing Women I Admire

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angie podgurny

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THE WALL OF FACES - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Virtual Vietnam Veterans Wall of Faces | ELIZABETH A JONES | ARMY

an old black and white photo of a boy in overalls

30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II

30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II ~ vintage everyday

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The Official Carol Kaye Web Site

Probably the most prolific bass guitarist you've (probably) never heard of. An old gal with a bass, if she can do it so can I. More or less that will be me in a year or ten.

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City Sidewalks

Houston Street in Fort Worth back in 1942. All three were "Rosie the Riveters" at the North American plant there. They worked on the P-51 Mustang Fighter. The photo was taken by a street photographer in downtown Fort Worth. According to the note left on the photo by Wanda's mom, they were headed to Leonard's to buy a dress for her as she had a date with a man named Larry Lenz. That's three nice l...

Hidden heroes / Filmmaker focuses on Marin's Sonia Orbuch, other Jewish partisans who fought Nazis

: Sarah Ginaite was a member of the underground resistance movement in the ghetto of Vilna, Poland. Photo credit USHMM

there are many different pictures that show people working in the field with plants and water bottles

The Internet's Most Asked Questions

Israelis can't kill the hearts of Palestinians. "I resist, therefore I exist" -Palestinian proverb

an old woman is smiling and looking at the camera while wearing a black dress with yellow lettering on it

Google's Lifelike 'Spot' Robot Dog Can Climb Stairs Even When Kicked, Capable of Carrying 400-Pounds

Older Audrey Hepburn.

a woman is holding a hockey stick and wearing a red jersey with canada's maple leaf on it

Hayley Wickenheiser

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Documentary on 'The Wrecking Crew' Puts Spotlight on Rock's Unsung Hit-Makers | KQED

Bassist Carol Kaye, the only female member of The Wrecking Crew. Carol Kaye - As a session musician, Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She played guitar on Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" and is credited with the bass tracks on several Simon & Garfunkel hits and many film scores by Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin. One of the most popular albums Carol contributed to was the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.

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CAROL KAYE

Carol Kaye (The Wrecking Crew) "The Wrecking Crew" was a nickname coined by drummer Hal Blaine for a collective of studio and session musicians that played anonymously on many records in Los Angeles, California during the 1960s. Wikipedia Origin: Los Angeles, CA

Iris Apfel | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry

Iris Apfel (born August 29, 1921) is an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon.

Iris Apfel is getting her own line of emojis

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China's most incredible mother: Staggering story of the woman who saved 30 abandoned babies after finding them dumped in the street with the trash

What a heroic ladyThe truly inspiring story of the Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised THIRTY babies abandoned at the roadside

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Sandra Oh - Canadian