
We often celebrate firsts: first person on the moon, first to invent the lightbulb, or the first and fastest in a racecar. But what about an everyday first that is still just as extraordinary? The Vida Nueva Women’s Weaving Cooperative just outside Oaxaca City, Mexico, accomplished just that. (This story was originally told by founder Pastora, translated and paraphrased. We met on an incredible trip hosted by Purposeful Nomad: Travel with Intention.) In Teotitlán del Valle about thirty years ago, women were struggling. The women weathered large amounts of exploitation…
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