Women with Moxiemox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\MOXIE: courage, determination
Khaled Hosseini• 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• Khaled Hosseini Foundation
• 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
Maya Angelou
• Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970
• Served on two Presidential committees
• Wrote and recited a poem for Clinton’s inauguration
• Currently teaches at Wake Forest University
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)
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
A young Afghan girl from a refugee camp photographed by Steve McCurry in 1985
“Concrete Angel” – Martina McBride
1:17-1:48
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO5bhAbO9DM
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Maya’s obstacles– Racism• Stamps• Dentist• Job
– Abandonment by mother
– Rape– Homelessness– Teenage Pregnancy
“The Flower Vendor” by Diego Rivera
“Listen” - Beyonce
0:36-1:35
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1R1JMTMKQ
A Stolen Life: A Memoir• Jaycee’s Obstacles– Kidnapping• Sexual abuse• Pregnancies• Identity• Parents
– Reuniting with family• Media• Adapting and
adjusting
Jaycee’s interview with Diane Sawyer
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHbUDcCQ8g
Women with Moxie• Mariam and Laila
– Sacrifice– Friendship– Tenacity
• Maya Angelou– Bold– Learned from her mistakes– influential
• Jaycee– Endured– Inspires many
Lessons Learned• Perseverance• Impact of friendship and motherhood
on survival• Live life to the fullest because time is
precious– YOLO
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 Khaled Hosseini, 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.• "Khaled Hosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns." Khaled Hosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.khaledhosseini.com/>. For Khaled Hosseini 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