# @behindthechair_com on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CsPUJiwuNlM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6438563-behindthechair-com-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-14T21:51:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** behindthechair.com (@behindthechair_com) — https://gondola.cc/behindthechair_com

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🥳💃girlsautoclinic🥂

* 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 going to 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 female mechanics. Patrice now teaches other women to repair and maintain cars. In addition to the car shop, she also opened 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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