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Women tackling 'dirty jobs' in the Oil Patch

The oil boom of western North Dakota is mostly a man’s game. The number of men working on rigs tripping pipe far outweighs the few female faces found there. But women have found opportunity in oil country, tackling jobs men don’t traditionally do. Black Gold Boom’s Diane Richard has the story.

(To listen to more stories from the Black Gold Boom oil series, go to BlackGoldBoom.com. At the website, you can share your comments about North Dakota’s oil boom.)

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