Women in Trade: the hats are off! Podcast 

WOMEN IN STONE (PART 2) EP16 

TURNING POINT EPISODE 

Featuring Rachael Wragg AKA @thegingermason from the UK is a third year apprentice in masonry currently working at Lincoln Cathedral. 

NOW PLAYING ON SPOTIFY and APPLE PODCASTS! 

BONUS relaxation affirmation audio at the end! 

Today’s show is all about restoration and conservation! There are not many women in this highly skilled trade which has been around for thousands of years. A stonemason carves blocks of stone, they cut and prepare it to either repair or build stone structures which include historical buildings, bridges, statues, and headstones using a range of materials such as quartz and granite. Rachael talks passionately about her trade and wished that she took it up earlier. She says:

“I can do the things that I want to do, there is nothing stopping me. I wish I did it sooner.”

She also talks about how she overcame a serious car crash and learning to walk again.  

When not working on stone, she collects antique clothing from the 1930s and 1940s and wishes she could time travel and be a medieval stone mason.

BONUS relaxation audio at the end! 

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