Stories - Life Stories
Stories 1635 Interviews 66
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Eight women in Willmar, Minnesota who stood up against workplace discrimination
Early involvement in social justice movements during the 1960s
Milestones in the women's movement and hope for gender equality
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and Lincoln's response to it
Heated debates over Black power, Vietnam, hunger, and Head Start in Mississippi
Colonial use of liberty as a rallying cry against British authority
Bryan Stevenson's efforts to support a death row prisoner before execution
Rabbi Avi Weiss's advocacy for Soviet Jewry and women in rabbinic leadership
Reframing violence against women as a human rights issue, not a cultural one
Ongoing mission to find the cause of and stop breast cancer
Racial discrimination and being turned away from King's Inn
“I consider mentoring a process of showing your scars instead of your successes. I've always been awed by how many people resonate when I tell the story of my life. Often it's the first time they've ever told anyone their own story.”
Loretta Ross
Meeting and building a relationship with partner Owen through Native community events
Origins and evolution of the "Ask Amy" feminist advice column
Negotiating contracts and fighting age and gender discrimination in the airline industry
Initiatives inspired by research on girls' voices and psychological resistance
Early recognition of Obama's potential and path to political power
Why some resort to violence when legitimate grievances lack a peaceful outlet
Lulu's dream and the lesson about inner agency and healing
Origins of the Schomburg Center and its mission to document Black history
Sexism and hypocrisy toward women within leftist movements like Weathermen
