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Mary Reibey

Katie’s Australian Gal is a legendary business woman who started as a convict.  Learn about Mary Reibey, an incredible woman who is on the money and became a role model for many.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around […]

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Ruth Wakefield

Leah finished up Working Women Month with a delicious treat! Learn about Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. See if you think she got a tasty deal for her business creation. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about […]

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Reshma Saujani

Working Women Month continues! Barb tells us about the founder of Girls Who Code and the best-selling author of multiple books, Reshma Saujani. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about ancient history? Would it be breaking news? Would it be safe […]

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Judith Love Cohen

Working Women Month continues! Katie is up next telling us about the fantastic American aerospace engineer, who also happens to be the mom of actor, Jack Black.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about ancient history? Would it be breaking news? […]

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Girls Who Code Book Censorship

by Barb Conlin It’s September, and fall is in the air! Not only is it pumpkin spice everything and Halloween decor everywhere, but this month is Working Gal’s Month here at Gal’s Guide. We have chosen the iconic 9 to 5 as our film selection, and we’ve picked Drop the Ball as our book club […]

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Bonnie starts off Working Women month with a cautionary tale of the horrors of the workplace. On Saturday, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in Manhattan. The tall building with unsafe conditions created a deadly industrial disaster. Taking the lives of 146 people, most of them women, inspired protests to create safer work conditions […]

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Working Women Month

It’s a new month and a new theme at Gal’s Guide Library. We have poured ourselves a big cup of ambition because we’re talking the women who are working 9 to 5. From CEOs to janitors here is a toast to the many hard-working women around the world! Special Events This Month Farmer’s market Saturday, […]