It was in 2018, while Dina Cintura was working as a structural welder, that she first groused to her grandmother out of frustration about working with “a bunch of big sweaty men.”

Her grandmother’s friend, a wallpaper professional, suggested she try her hand at painting and wallpaper.

“My first job was with 100-year-old vintage wallpaper, the heaviest bat I could have pulled for my first job,” Cintura said. “I said I would do the job for free. I had no idea what I was doing but I was careful, really careful.

"I kept calling my grandmother’s friend, asking her what to do. Then I started calling other women, total strangers, around the country, who also did this for a living and asking them for help until I figured it out. It clicked for me when I figured out it was a lot like welding — t

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