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...Today, sculptor Geoffrey Preston draws on traditional “pargeting” techniques for his plaster embellishments made by hand — not pressed from moulds....
...The company raised $3.3mn in seed funding last year from investors, including MaC Venture Capital, US tennis star Serena Williams’ venture capital fund Serena Ventures and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s Luminate...
...Women replaced men in factories, and soon formed their own factory teams, the most famous of which was Dick, Kerr Ladies in Preston....
...When Preston North End, the legendary English football club, first opened its turnstiles to women for free in 1884 more than 2,000 female fans turned up....
...That difference may be the reason why Serena Williams is probably now cruising at 37,000ft rather than cruising towards another Australian Open title....
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