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Women Guitar Makers
6:46 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Rosie The Riveter Had A Sister, Laura The Luthier

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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 1:40 pm


PORTLAND - During World War II, a popular song called "Rosie the Riveter" turned female assembly workers into icons. Women filled in at places like the Boeing airplane factory in Seattle and the Kaiser shipyards in Portland while the men went off to war.


But one famous guitar company allegedly tried to hide the fact that it was using female replacements to keep making its musical instruments. Now, seven decades later, a Portland guitarist is helping to tell that story.

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Supreme Court Justice
6:17 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Washington’s State Supreme Court Makes History

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By Patricia Murphy

The Washington State Supreme Court will make history Monday when newly elected Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud is sworn in. KUOW’s Patricia Murphy reports.

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Women's Olympic Basketball
6:15 am
Mon May 14, 2012

U.S. Olympic Women Train In Seattle; Beat China 100-62

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The U.S. Women's Basketball Team
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The U.S. women's basketball team dominated China in an exhibition game played in Seattle Saturday. Final score: 100 to 62. The prelude to an upcoming Summer Olympics showdown coincided with the U.S. squad's first team training camp. Correspondent Tom Banse reports on why that's in Seattle.

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Women's Boxing
6:25 am
Mon February 20, 2012

Northwest Boxer Wins At Olympic Trials

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Queen Underwood, in red, fights Mikaela Mayer to win the lightweight championship at the Olympic team trials for boxing in Spokane.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - A 27-year-old pipe fitter from the Northwest has earned a spot on the USA's first-ever women's Olympic boxing team. Queen Underwood of Seattle is considered to be one of the top contenders for the gold in boxing – male or female – at the 2012 London Games. Correspondent Jessica Robinson has more.

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Women's Rights
6:10 pm
Tue February 14, 2012

Abortion Bill Clears Washington State House

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia
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The Washington State House has passed a bill that requires insurance companies that cover maternity services to also include procedures to terminate pregnancies. Women in Washington State already have access to abortion services. The bill attempts to preserve the status quo.

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