Feminism and Fashion

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:00:00

Feminism and Fashion

Rachel Weeks

Rachel Weeks only recently graduated from college, and she's taken the risk of starting her own business in a down economy.

Rachel always had a unique fashion sense, donning Go-Go boots and a bouffant up-do in her teen years. But she found that her love of fashion often conflicted with her passion for feminism. It was on a trip to Sri Lanka that Rachel realized there was a way she could empower women and create new designs at the same time. She talks with Janet Babin about her adventure starting her own fair trade clothing company.

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Leslie Scott

To most of us, barbecue means summer and backyard gatherings over plates of grilled chicken, pork, or burgers. For Leslie Scott, barbecue is much more. It's a way of life. As she tells Dick Gordon, making great ribs can make someone fall in love with you.

Leslie comes from a family with a barbecue sauce that goes back five generations. She and her father have worked side-by-side for years at barbecue competitions. But it was not until she received a surprise gift from her father, that Leslie realized she had come into her own in the world of barbecue. This story originally aired on September 5, 2008.

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