NY Times Article: From Untouchable to Businesswoman

Need an inspirational story that tugs at your heart strings and makes you proud of being a brown woman? Read about Kakuben Lalabhai Parmar and her extrodinary life from one of the lowest castes in India. Through her ability to economically support herself and her family, she’s gained more freedom and mobility than she could ask for. Read more here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/fashion/22Gimlet.html

and

http://jezebel.com/5593761/a-womans-life-represents-indias-feminist-hopes