The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
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Unlike so many children who fall through the cracks of the overburdened foster care system, Rowells experience was nothing short of miraculous—thanks to several extraordinary women who stepped forward to give Rowell the love and guidance she needed to succeed. Unabridged. 1 MP3. The Washington Post - Amy Alexander The Women Who Raised Me is a "quilt," Rowell writes, "and each woman gave me a piece of herself to sew together, to make me whole." Likely due to the "can-do Mainers" who gave Rowell her start, the author's thorough exploration of her life within and without the system is an honest, persuasive testament to her strength, and to that system's potential.
Prologue: The Viewing 1Grandmothers, Mothers, Aunts (1959-1968)Bertha C. Taylor 17Agatha Wooten Armstead 39The Wooten Sisters & the Armstead Daughters 80Mentors, Fosterers, Grande Dames (1968-1983)Esther Brooks 107Rosa Turner & Barbara Sterling ... & Linda Webb & Carol Jordan 144Sylvia Pasik Silverman 177Valentina Pereyaslavec & Paulina Ruvinska Dichter 195Dorothy & Agatha 230Sisters (1983-Present)Millie Spencer & Irene Kearney 249The Sisters Who Taught Me 279Dolores Marsalis & LaTanya Richardson Jackson 306Vicki Lynn Bevan Sawyer Collins Rowell 317Gratitudes 325Resources 327
