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August 3, 2006

Move over Mary Kay, here comes tool queen Barbara K

  • New Yorker Barbara Kavovit invents a line of tools engineered for women after her construction business fails following the Sept. 11 attacks.
    • By LARRY NEUMEISTER
    Associated Press Writer

    Photos courtesy Barbara K Enterprises
    Kavovit designed this curvy toolbox to hold tools women are most likely to use around the house.

    NEW YORK — Barbara Kavovit's life fell apart after Sept. 11. Her marriage ended, the construction company she built in the 1990s collapsed, and she found herself millions of dollars in debt.


     
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