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...
Thick Skin: Ep. 4 - Aryn Part 1: Too Cute to Be Binary
Thick Skin: Revolutionaries in the Skilled Trades
20 minutes
4 years ago
Thick Skin: Ep. 4 - Aryn Part 1: Too Cute to Be Binary
You’ll feel like you’re a passenger in their big-rig getting the first listen to their experience- as it happens! Listen to Aryn’s journey into the world of auto/diesel mechanics. In Part 1, Aryn quits their job during the pandemic and decides to enter an industry they knew nothing about, just following their gut. Wrestling with their identity, fashion choices, and name changes, Aryn, a trans person Oaklander, doggedly and enthusiastically na...
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...
