PRISMS: REFRACTING LIGHT OF WOMEN'S LIVES: REFRACTING LIGHT OF WOMEN'S LIVES

Dr. Jackie De Hon "bought" the culture's prescription for women while growing up in the 40s and 50s when women were allowed to be one of four things–wife/mother, teacher, nurse, or secretary. She educated herself as her children were growing up. Through her own experiences and her observation of the treatment of other women, she raised her own consciousness–as consciousness-raising missed Louisiana. She began writing and advocating publicly for women, children, and public education in the 7...