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...
An inside scoop from two pioneering tradeswomxn who paved the way in the 70s and 80s for womxn working in the trades. Molly and Lynn talk frankly about enduring culturally accepted sexism, their exclusion from equal opportunities in the unions, and how they fought back and WON! (And are keeping the fight alive…). You won’t want to miss this time traveling episode! And you won’t believe how far the movement has come and the work they did to make it happen. These ladies are an...
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...
