The women I portray have one thing in common—all have displayed uncommon courage in the presence of daunting obstacles.
For Beatrix Potter, it was persevering with her God-given gifts of art and writing, despite the total disapproval of her mother. For Amy Tan it was resisting her mother’s ambition for her. She wanted her daughter to become both an M.D. and a concert pianist.
For Bertha Palmer it was overcoming the “scandal” of her marriage to a much older, wealthy man. For Betty Friedan it was persisting in the face of rampant public scorn as she changed the world for women.
For Tilly Olsen, the obstacles were the many challenges of a single mother in a time when no help, of any kind, was available.
Truly, young women today have received a rich inheritance from the courageous women of the past.
Authors Come to Life 