"Every month, [Carolyn Malachi] and her Smart Chicks--a mix of young, like-minded female artists--gather in D.C. for brunch and a little business. Theirs is a growing network of individuals teaching the new ABC's--"Ambition. Brains. Candor." The members of the nonprofit collective collaborate to increase the presence of women in the arts. ''We hire each other. We barter services. We talk about our boyfriends and girlfriends. We volunteer in each others' communities and support each other as independent artists,'' ......

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