historian artist researcher dreaming of air. co-founder of the lost @deptofplay. assistant professor of architecture. earthling (for now). wife, mother.
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Joined April 2009
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Vera Winzen cofounded Winzen research with her then-husband and ran the balloon manufacturing operation that established modern plastic balloon manufacturing.
As Vera Simons (div. & remarried), she later embarked on an art career in painting and balloon performances.
Image of Vera Winzen's "balloon girls" preparing the Stratolab gondola for it's second flight at the Winzen Research Inc. plant in Minneapolis. Circa 1958. Source: LIFE
Most of staff at the plant were women, specially in the balloon manufacturing section.
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Kate Balug retweeted
Life comes at you fast: pundits on Russian TV realize that their military is failing and their country is in trouble. They are starting to play the blame game. Some of them finally understand that their genocidal denial of the Ukrainian identity isn't working in Russia's favor.
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Harvard counseling and mental health resources "Anti-Asian Racism Resources" page starting off strong with "You may wish that you weren't Asian, but remember that your ancestors likely went through similar or even worse incidents..."
