More than 50 years ago, Mary Hopper needed a safe abortion. She found it in Mexico. 

She was a Republican… until the Equal Rights Amendment and the Reagan Right ignored women like her. She never went back. 

Could the US Supreme Court beholden to you-know-who sink GOP? 

A Reprise of our conversation several years back. 

More than 50 years ago, Mary Hopper needed a safe abortion. She found it in Mexico. She was a Republican… until the Equal Rights Amendment and the Reagan Right ignored women like her. She never went back. Could the US Supreme Court beholden to you-know-who sink GOP? A Reprise of our conversation several years back.

One man commits to really listen to women - one at a time. IN HER WORDS features the life stories of strong women who bounce back. IN HER WORDS - because everyone deserves to be heard. Find us on Instagram and Facebook @InHerWords and @ManListening Hosted by Stuart Watson. Produced by Balto Creative Media in cooperation with the Queen City Podcast Network.

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In Her Words

Mary Hopper Didn’t Leave The GOP; It Abandoned Her

As I research my own personal experience as a White child in the Deep South raised in part by Black women, I walk through the storytelling process with my friend Ramona Holloway with an eye on sensitivity and respect, knowing the whole area is a kind of minefield.

As I research my own personal experience as a White child in the Deep South raised in part by Black women, I walk through the storytelling process with my friend Ramona Holloway with an eye on sensitivity and respect, knowing the whole area is a kind of minefield.

Ramona Holloway: Who gets to tell whose story?

Maeya Carr grew up in a time when family would bring the recently deceased body of a loved one into the home and people would basically have the wake around the body. 

So she’s comfortable around death as a part of life. I ask her how I can get more comfortable and spiritual sparks fly. 

You’ll get a lot out of this!

Maeya Carr grew up in a time when family would bring the recently deceased body of a loved one into the home and people would basically have the wake around the body. So she’s comfortable around death as a part of life. I ask her how I can get more comfortable and spiritual sparks fly. You’ll get a lot out of this!

Maeya Carr: Death is just part of Life

Can families torn apart by extreme, cult-like politics turned bitterly personal find a way to make peace?

How can we protect ourselves from hateful abuse and give grace to people we love? 

What do you when you feel totally alone?

Can families torn apart by extreme, cult-like politics turned bitterly personal find a way to make peace? How can we protect ourselves from hateful abuse and give grace to people we love? What do you when you feel totally alone?

Mary Hopper Didn’t Leave The GOP; It Abandoned Her

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