Patrice Banks grew up in poverty and was the first in her family to graduate from high school and college. She was also the first in her family to own a car.
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Patrice majored in materials engineering at Lehigh University, PA, and after graduating she went to work as an engineer for multinational giant DuPont.
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Despite her flourishing career, Patrice wanted to make a change and be useful to others. Like many other women, she dreaded the experience of being taken advantage of at an auto-service shop due to her lack of knowledge about cars. So, she started visiting night classes to become a mechanic.
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In 2017, she opened the ‘Girls Auto Clinic’ in Upper Darby, and a year later, she employed five women mechanics. Patrice now teaches other women to repair and maintain cars. In addition to the car shop, she also opened a Clutch Beauty Bar, a salon offering manicures, pedicures, and blowouts for customers waiting for repairs.
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h/t: Business Insider
Photos: @girlsautoclinic
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