Ten months later, the hockey mom started her campaign for governor.

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It started off as a mom-and-pop operation and built itself up.

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They're the ones who've opened up the mom-and-pop stores and started the computer tinkering that's led to some of the biggest innovations and corporations in the world.

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Holly McCall, a 34 year-old stay-at-home mom of two, denied credit, started a petition on change.org that has more than 30, 000 signatures, many from women just like her.

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Strangers started sending me emails about how much they loved my mom.

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It's been 10 years in the making for Woodman, 37, who started the company in 2002 and built the first camera prototypes in his bedroom with his mom's sewing machine and a drill.

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