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Female Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling

Master butcher Kari Underly cuts into a hog during a "Women in the Meat Business" workshop in Chapel Hill, NC. Leoneda Inge/North Carolina Public Radio hide caption

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The Salt

Women Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling

The meat industry traditionally has been a male-dominated field. But as demand for local meat grows, that's made more room for women to carve out ownership roles in the business.

'A Universe Beneath Our Feet': Life In Beijing's Underground

Zhuang Qiuli and her boyfriend Feng Tao sit on the bed in their basement apartment two floors below a posh condominium. Since this photo was taken, the couple has moved above ground. Sim Chi Yin/VII hide caption

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'A Universe Beneath Our Feet': Life In Beijing's Underground

'A Universe Beneath Our Feet': Life In Beijing's Underground

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Liberian Businesses Reopen Their Doors, But Customers Are Wary

Mrs. Mama Quaye has run Mrs. Quayes African Food Center on Ashmun St. in downtown Monrovia for over 20 years. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption

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Liberian Businesses Reopen Their Doors, But Customers Are Wary

Liberian Businesses Reopen Their Doors, But Customers Are Wary

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50 Years Of John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'

John Coltrane during the recording of A Love Supreme in December 1964. Chuck Stewart/Courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History hide caption

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50 Years Of John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'

50 Years Of John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'

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Pastor: The Way Forward In Ferguson Is Talk And Prayer

People stand in prayer after marching about a mile to the police station to protest the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in August. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Pastor: The Way Forward In Ferguson Is Talk And Prayer

Pastor: The Way Forward In Ferguson Is Talk And Prayer

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Female Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling

Master butcher Kari Underly cuts into a hog during a "Women in the Meat Business" workshop in Chapel Hill, NC. Leoneda Inge/North Carolina Public Radio hide caption

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Female Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling

by Leoneda Inge

Female Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling

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