Stories - Life Stories
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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.
James Foley's legacy as a humble, loving, and selfless journalist
Male press ridicule and hostility toward the women's movement in its early days
Persistence, rejection, and visualization of Broadway success
Lawsuit against the National Enquirer over a fabricated restaurant story
Transitioning from stage to film in Frost/Nixon and leaping into the void
Michael Foley's leadership role in the Free Foley Libya campaign
Mother's expectations and encouragement to pursue leadership roles
Reflecting on the smear campaign during the 2000 South Carolina primary
Nonviolence as a discipline and the urgency of ending child poverty today
Abortion experience and the shift toward reproductive rights advocacy
Black northerners organizing vigilance committees to defend freedom seekers from recapture
“See the dysfunction, but don't give up the human being. We can begin to talk to each other and begin to tell the truth.”
James Cromwell
Admiration for Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King Jr
Reflecting on survival instincts and childhood experiences of self-protection
Redefining sexual harassment as sex discrimination in a senior paper
Deciding to publicly disclose being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse
Husband's work under a pseudonym during the blacklist era
Being a young woman in a male-dominated field in 1981
King's unshakable commitment to nonviolence as both moral and strategic principle
Bryan Stevenson's mentorship during the emotional process of witnessing executions
Reflections on Black excellence and the Tuskegee Airmen
