Girls with Drills

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By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, July 9, 2002.
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In recent years, women have had more access to traditionally male trades like carpentry. But Federal satistics show women still hold fewer than 3% of all construction-related jobs. One New Hampshire woman is trying to change all that. Elaine Hamill wants to expose as many girls as possible to the joys of woodworking. NHPR's Trish Anderton reports.

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