Meet Diana Coopersmith, a fascinating and determined ironworker, who was one of the first few women to work on the Golden Gate Bridge. She’s also an educator and change maker in the metalworking and welding industry, an iron sculptor, she’s worked with the late artist, Richard Serra, she’s a photographer and she’s a mom! Tune in to hear her stories of being uplifted and sometimes, nearly falling hundreds of feet down to her end. Take a listen to Diana's terrifying AND a hilariou...
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Meet Diana Coopersmith, a fascinating and determined ironworker, who was one of the first few women to work on the Golden Gate Bridge. She’s also an educator and change maker in the metalworking and welding industry, an iron sculptor, she’s worked with the late artist, Richard Serra, she’s a photographer and she’s a mom! Tune in to hear her stories of being uplifted and sometimes, nearly falling hundreds of feet down to her end. Take a listen to Diana's terrifying AND a hilariou...
April is National Welding Month and Thick Skin is celebrating! Ever heard of a national, women’s iron working training program? In this episode I take a tour at the Bay Area’s Local 378 Iron workers HQ and talk with Jeff, a leader in the iron working field and advocate for women working in the trades, especially in iron working. We talk about Local 378’s all women iron working training program, maternity leave,and the University of Iron. The program is open to women anywhere in th...
Thick Skin: Revolutionaries in the Skilled Trades
Meet Diana Coopersmith, a fascinating and determined ironworker, who was one of the first few women to work on the Golden Gate Bridge. She’s also an educator and change maker in the metalworking and welding industry, an iron sculptor, she’s worked with the late artist, Richard Serra, she’s a photographer and she’s a mom! Tune in to hear her stories of being uplifted and sometimes, nearly falling hundreds of feet down to her end. Take a listen to Diana's terrifying AND a hilariou...
