Friday, June 10, 2011 Everyday Heroes
"Labels are for cans, not people."
— Anthony Rapp

Female Auto Mechanic Breaks Stereotypes

Female Auto Mechanic Breaks Stereotypes
Aside from a thin coat of powder, there's nothing superficial about 32-year-old Sarah "Bogi" Lateiner. Big-hearted and brilliant, Bogi graduated Phi Beta Kappa and did it in three years with a double major in pre-law and women's studies. Her plan was to go to law school and become a champion for women on a global scale. Although in the end, she decided to go with her plan B, instead. "I had in my mind that this was a different way to save the world," she said. In other words, fix the world -- by fixing cars.

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