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Join UsThe Apache Woman Warrior Who Helped Lead Resistance to European Invaders
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History.com
Lozen fought against Mexican and American forces for 30 years, earning the nickname 'Apache Joan of Arc.'
A deal valuing Spanx at $1.2 billion was brokered by an all-female team
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Quartz
The shapewear company Spanx, known for its body-slimming undergarments, is worth an estimated $1.2 billion following the investment firm Blackstone’s decision to purchase a majority stake in the company.
A youthful new artistic movement in the UK is grabbing the attention of the public and investors, with some of their work fetching more than £1m a canvas. And not only are they young – around 30 – but most are women, and quite a few are black.
Latinas are still the lowest paid group in the U.S. Experts have tips for combating the inequity.
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The Lily
Oct. 21 is Latina Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into the year Latinas, on average, needed to work to make up what White men made in the previous year. In other words, Latinas had to work, on average, nearly 22 months to earn what White men did in 12 months, because they typically make 57 cents for every dollar a White man makes