Watch A Student Totally Nail Something About Women That I’ve Been Trying To Articulate For 37 Years

As a grown woman with a strong voice, I’m still working on standing tall and using my voice. I owe it to my daughter and other girls like her to set the example and respect my body AND my voice. Be sure to pay attention at 1:40 and 2:09 — Lily really provides some insight…

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Jessica Levenson

Oct 16, 2013

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