television producerBorn: 1911Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A broadcasting executive who developed radio documentaries on social and political issues, Saudek is best remembered for producing…
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You can be anything you want to be. Here are only a handful of the careers that women have succeeded in.Architects Norma Sklarek was the first African American woman to earn a fellowship from the…
