Introduction

At 18, the author flees brutal domestic violence, is taken in by her dying, once sex worker grandmother who reveals family secrets. "Someday mija, (her grandmother tells her) you'll learn the difference between a whore and working woman." The author gets an education, raises a family, becomes an activist. Over time she learns what happened to her grandmother. As she heals the author learns to fight back and helps others learn to fight back too.

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Dishes and Dolls

On the first morning of her death, she lay with her arms wide and her palms facing heaven. Flat on her back under the bay window, it looked like she had fallen from the bed that was too big for the tiny Victorian dining room where she slept. That first morning was the beginning of my search. A search that would lead me to secrets inside secrets to a truth that broke out on its own. It came out bit by bit, at times too heavy to handle, but eventually I became strong enough to hold this much of it. That first morning of her death, her life ended, but her story began. ... view entire excerpt...

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What is the difference between a "whore" and working woman? What does the author learn about transgenerational trauma? How does it help her heal? How does her experience help her help others heal?

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