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Today is the launch of Accidental Mentors: Inspirational stories of women who have shaped my life without even trying.
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Expanding my definition of creativity
Leanna
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My surrogate healer
Carolyn Fugedy (1932-2021)
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Keep loving and keep hoping
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The 1960s
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Listen to the stories of our elders
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Bridging differences across a chain link fence
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Defying societal expectations of what it means to be a lady
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Being trusted makes a person trustworthy
Mary Jo Cowan (1934-1981)
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Bridging differences across a chain link fence
Margo
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The 1960s
When the 1960s started, we moved from Michigan to Colorado and then to Northwest Arkansas. Although unaware at the time, exploring gender roles played a…
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Listen to the stories of our elders
Anne Marie Cheff Marquis (1888-1974)
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Defying societal expectations of what it means to be a lady
Wilma Zentner Scholbe (1909-1998)
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Grief doesn’t ever let us go
Marlee Lou Smith (1937-1949)
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Keep loving and keep hoping
Helen Marguerite Zentner Smith Marquis (1913-2002)
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Accidental Mentors
Accidental Mentors
"Accidental Mentors: Inspirational Stories of Women Who Shaped My Life Without Even Trying" is a micro-memoir series composed of sixty-five short pieces honoring women who made me who I am today.
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