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Women with Moxie

Explore the inspiring journeys of Maya Angelou, Jaycee Dugard, and characters like Mariam and Laila. Learn about their resilience, friendship, and sacrifices that define their paths to empowerment and triumph. Discover how these remarkable women inspire others to persevere through life's challenges.

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Women with Moxie

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  1. Women with Moxie mox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\ MOXIE: courage, determination

  2. KhaledHosseini • Born in Kabul, Afghanistan • Father worked with government • Relocated to Paris • Later to U.S. because of Soviets • Studied medicine in California • Wrote The Kite Runner in 2001 • Wrote A Thousand Splendid Suns in 2007 • KhaledHosseini Foundation

  3. Maya Angelou • Born in 1928 and Raised in Missouri and Arkansas • Racism • Sexual abuse • First African American female cable car conductor • Passion for arts • Helped Malcolm X and Martin Luther King • Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970 • Currently teaches at Wake Forest University

  4. Jaycee Dugard • Born in 1980 in California • Kidnapped 1991 by Phillip and Nancy Garrido • 11 years old • 18 years • 2 daughters • Discovered in 2009 • Reunited with family • Started JAYC Foundation (Just Ask Yourself To Care)

  5. A Thousand Splendid Suns • Afghanistan during wartime • Mariam • Illegitimate child • Mother died so married to Rasheed • Laila • Childhood • Bomb • Battles overcome together • Motherhood • Taliban • Rasheed

  6. A young Afghan girl from a refugee camp photographed by Steve McCurry in 1985

  7. “Concrete Angel” – Martina McBride • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO5bhAbO9DM 1:17-1:48

  8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Maya’s obstacles • Racism • Stamps • Dentist • Job • Abandonment by mother • Rape • Homelessness • Teenage Pregnancy

  9. “The Flower Vendor” by Diego Rivera

  10. “Listen” - Beyonce • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1R1JMTMKQ 0:36-1:16

  11. A Stolen Life: A Memoir • Jaycee’s Obstacles • Kidnapping • Sexual abuse • Pregnancies • Identity • Parents • Reuniting with family • Media • Adapting and adjusting

  12. Jaycee’s interview with Diane Sawyer • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHbUDcCQ8g • 0:28

  13. Women with Moxie • Mariam and Laila • Sacrifice • Friendship • Tenacity • Maya Angelou • Bold • Learned from her mistakes • influential • Jaycee • Endured • Inspires many

  14. Lessons Learned • Perseverance • Impact of friendship and motherhood on survival • Live life to the fullest because life is short

  15. Works Cited • Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House, 1970. Print. • Dugard, Jaycee Lee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print. • "Google Images." Google Images. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://images.google.com/>. For “Flower Vendor” photo, photo of KhaledHosseini, photo of Maya Angelou, A Thousand Splendid Suns book cover, photo of Afghan girl, photo of Jaycee’s shed, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover • Hosseini, Khaled. A Thousand Splendid Suns. New York: Riverhead, 2007. Print. • "KhaledHosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns." KhaledHosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.khaledhosseini.com/>. For KhaledHosseini biography • Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/>. For definition of moxie • Sakuma, Paul. "Inside Jaycee Dugard's Terror Tent." Cbsnews.com. Columbia Broadcasting System. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-5276725-4.html?tag=page;next>. For pictures of Jaycee's living conditions • "Welcome to Maya Angelou’s Official Site." Maya Angelou. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://mayaangelou.com/>. For Maya Angelou’s biography • YouTube. YouTube. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/>. For “Listen” music video, “Concrete Angel” video, and Jaycee’s interview with Dianne Sawyer

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