#YoungWomenSay

Stories submitted by women under 30…

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Running the Race- A Testimony of Love and Grace

My name is De’Ana Forbes. I am a student at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, VA. I enrolled at […]

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A Better Future

I’ve faced many of challenges. Well to start, I was a caregiver for my mom at the age of 13, […]

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Estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no debería hacerlo

Yo soy increíble porque estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no podría hacerlo. Hola, […]

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Life is hard but you can always get through it

Let me tell you a little bit of a story bare with me it’s a little long: I was adopted. […]

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Discapacidad

Yo nací con una enfermedad que deja a la mayoría de niñas y niños sin la habilidad de caminar o […]

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Reaching The Summit!!!!

Why is it when life is upside people feel like they have fix it? Now I know it definitely matters […]

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Time to Get Personal

I’m the middle child and only daughter. I was confused throughout most my childhood about what it meant to be […]

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Dig Deep and Keep Going

I do all of the things other young people my age do, like hang out with my friends, watch Youtube […]

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Persevere: Greatness Awaits You

I grew up in what was referred to as a squatters community or captured land. Families living there were below […]

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She Chose to Walk Away

Being born into a Pakistani family, it’s not easy to stop listening to what people are saying about you: about […]