North Texas Woman Opens Auto Shop to Teach Girls About Cars

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A North Texas woman known as the 'Grease Girl' is offering a car care class to young women, aiming to teach them about working with cars and boost their confidence. The workshop program, organized by Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County, is designed to spark interest and provide knowledge to girls in 8th through 12th grade.

A North Texas woman who calls herself the ‘Grease Girl’ is opening up the doors of her auto shop to some young women.This week, she will show them how to roll up their sleeves and get under the hood.The car care class is designed to not only teach them a new tool, but also give them a confidence boost.Girls are going under the hood and gaining confidence there. "I love spending time teaching girls about cars because you see the light in their eyes changing," Kristin Cline said.

"They may not love cars, but you see them picking up some bits of knowledge or you see a little spark, going off where they’re thinking of something that they didn’t think of before," Cline said.Cline has a passion for engaging with young women in a lane many would typically avoid. "I got into cars never having changed a tire," she recalled. "A lot of people have just never tried it, and so there is a block in your mind of I can’t do it.

 

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