Colleen Sullivan and her son

Your Mom is Leading the Resistance

aimeepalooza
Sep 6, 2018 · 11 min read

My Mother will turn 70 in 2019. She witnessed Vietnam War protests, the Civil Rights Movement, and had already given birth to her first two children when Roe V Wade was decided. She was not an active participant but a witness who believed in it all. In 1989, when women marched on Washington to support and defend Roe V Wade against a hostile White House and unpredictable Supreme Court, my Mom and I watched together.

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Wife, mom, Michigan Wolverine, and terrible triathlete with a love of words. Spoonie who enjoys nerding out on medical abstracts, genetics, politics and history

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