Bronze Age Female Metalworker

From the Business Standard:

Archaeologists have discovered remains of a woman believed to be a metal worker from the Bronze Age, a finding that challenges ideas about the division of labour in prehistoric times. Researchers are confident that the skeleton found in Geitzendorf, north-west Vienna, Austria belongs to a woman despite the fact that the pelvic bones are missing. 

The woman was buried with an anvil, hammers, flint chisels and some small pieces of dress jewellery. The choice of funeral artifacts hints at her being a metal worker - the first indication that women did such work thousands of years ago, the Daily Mail reported. She was between the ages of 45 and 60 when she died, researchers said.

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The Austrian Independent

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Ernst Lauermann, director of the prehistory department at Austria's Museum of Ancient History

New Memorial to the Lost 29

From the Evening Times:

A memorial to 29 women killed in one of Glasgow’s worst industrial disasters is to be fully restored.

As the 121st anniversary of the Templeton carpet factory collapse is commemorated today, it has been announced the granite memorial, erected in Bridgeton in September 1954, will be restored.

The memorial garden, on the corner of London Road and Tobago Street, in the East End, commemorates the women who lost their lives at the New Mill on November 1, 1889.

At about 5.15pm that day, unusually high winds caused a large section of the building to fall into the adjoining weaving shed, burying many of the 140-strong workforce, which was almost entirely made up of East End women.

The collapse killed 29 women at the factory in William Street, which was renamed Templeton Street.

UK: Women of Steel

From BBC News:

A memorial is being created to honour women who worked in the Sheffield steel industry during World War II.

The workers, known as the Women of Steel, produced metal which was essential for the war effort.

Sheffield City Council discussed four different options for the permanent city centre memorial on Wednesday.

Its director of culture Paul Billington said the council would work with the surviving women and the public to choose a "fitting and popular" tribute.

He said: "These women carried out hard, sometimes back-breaking work, often at the same time as looking after families because the work was vital to the war effort.

Maria Solkis

From CNW Group:

KIA Canada today announced that Maria Soklis has been named Chief Operating Officer and Vice - President. Theannouncement was made by Mr. Jay Chung, President and C.E.O. of KIA Canada. Ms. Soklis is the first female to ascend to the position of COO and Vice-President within the KIA Motors' International Organization. "Maria Soklisbrings outstanding leadership skills, sound business judgement and integrityto the COO position which will enable her to lead KIA Canada to new heights,"said Jay Chung.

"Through her leadership and guidance KIA Canada hasexperienced record sales growth and she has been instrumental to the ongoingoverall improvement in dealer satisfaction which was reflected in KCIreceiving the 2007 CADA Award for Most Improved Franchise. During her tenureat KIA Canada, Ms. Soklis has led KCI to a 26.9 per cent increase in salesthrough to 2008 and a 6.2 percent increase in sales for the first quarter of2009. This was a significant achievement in a market that posted an overallindustry decline of 21.8 per cent last quarter. Maria accepted the Global Subsidiary of the Year Award on behalf of KIA Canada in 2008. This award isgiven in recognition of the highest professionalism and best overall businessperformance among KIA Motors' entire sales subsidiaries world wide."