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This Day: Diaries from American Women

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mommy Martyr
Tracey Sang, 37, Encinitas, California

Shipping and Receiving Manager, with Background in Military Intelligence
Laurelleigh Caudill, 44, El Paso, Texas

Like Father, Like Daughter; World-Renowned Sitar Player
Anoushka Shankar, 21, Encinitas, California and New Delhi, India

Retired Church Secretary Who Spoils Her Grandkids and Dog
Diane Norman, 62, Rockford, Illinois

Life in the Blackboard Jungle
Susan Heslep, 51, Richmond, Virginia

Miss America 2003
Erika Harold, 22, Urbana, Illinois

Caregiver to Husband with Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Kate Pearson, 38, Parker, Colorado

President of the National Organization for Women
Kim Gandy, 48, Washington, DC

A Mennonite Way of Life
Sharon Miller, 49, Margarettsville, North Carolina

Living with Parents while Applying to Culinary School
Maria Henson, 21, Norris City, Illinois

Not a Vampire, but Plays One on TV
Julie Benz, 30, Los Angeles, California

Married a Long Time…but Not Long Enough
Binky Chambers, 66, Kennebunkport, Maine

WNBA Forward
Rebecca Lobo, 29, Simsbury, Connecticut

Double Amputee Who Considers Attitude to be the Greatest Disability
Debi Davis, 54, Tuscon, Arizona

Thirty Five Years a Teacher and Still Looking for Classrooms
Lillian Rubenstein, 78, Skokie, Illinois

Shy Kid Who Went Haywire
Justina Evans, 32, Farmerville, Louisiana

C.E.O. and President of Frederick’s of Hollywood
Linda LoRe, 48, Glendale, California

Aloha with a Southern Accent
Judith Kendig, 65, Honolulu, Hawaii

Satellite Sister
Lian Dolan, 37, Pasadena, California

Author/Celebrity Interviewer
Diana Jordan, 49, Portland, Oregon

Detective Investigating Juvenile Sex Crimes
Kortney Dodd, 32, Anaheim Hills, California

Earning Her GED after 45 Long Years
Dorothy Thomas, 60, Roxbury, Massachusetts

A Law Student Focused on Social Justice Rather than a Six-Figure Salary
Marisa Bono, 23, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Executive Mom
Marisa Thalberg, 33, New York, New York

A Human Resources Professional with a Knack for Mediation
Robyn Sharpe, 41, Pasadena, California

New York Times Reporter, Metro Desk, Night Shift
Tina Kelley, 39, Brooklyn, New York

Afghan American Comfortable in Both Cultures
Zohra Saed, 27, Brooklyn, New York

Inmate #193053
Janet Olson, 35, Shakopee, Minnesota

Lawyer for MTV Networks Latin America
Sira Veciana-Muiño, 29, Miami Beach, Florida

Actress-Comedian, Currently Multi-Hyphenating into Comedian-Actress-Singer-Writer-Producer
Aisha Tyler, Los Angeles, California

Professor of Gross Anatomy
Jean Szilva, 51, Winooski, Vermont

Asdzáán, Asdzání, Amá, Amá Sání (woman, wife, mother, in the Navajo way)
Mabelle Drake Hueston, 38, Corona del Mar, California

From Three Generations of Master Luthiers
Jennifer Becker Jurewicz, 47, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Documentary Filmmaker
Stephanie Zessos, 38, New York, New York

One of America’s Leading Spiritual Teachers
Sharon Salzberg, 50, Barre, Massachusetts

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