“I'm the only person in my family who can't sing. My grandmother was an opera singer and all of her kids were in church five days a week - or between church and vocal lessons at Carnegie Hall. But my mom had her first studio experience recording on my album. She's used to having to fill the room, so she had to adjust to the microphone and not sing opera.” FirstsPersonsKidsUsedChurchRoomsFiveWeekMomLessonsMy FamilyAlbumsStudiosMy MomSingersGrandmotherHallsOperaMy GrandmotherVocalMicrophonesCarnegieOpera SingersCarnegie Hall Author:Le1f
“I don't think my grandmother would ever be convinced, but my family was convinced that I was convinced, and actually, they came around. My mother ended up going to fundraisers in Chicago that were raising money to send to the students in the South and actually, over years, she went to an elevated train bus station one day at 6:00 a.m. to hand out leaflets protesting the war.” ThinkingYearsWarHandsMotherStudentsOne DayMy FamilyTrainSouthConvincedGrandmotherStationsChicagoBusMy GrandmotherFundraiserRaising Money Author:Diane Nash
“My grandmother died of natural causes. Or as my family calls it murdered by the lord.” CausesNaturalLordMy FamilyDiedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherMother Died Author:Dane Cook
“The only struggle came from me wanting more for my family and feeling like if they had one less individual to take care of - if my mom only had her and my sister and my grandmother and my aunt to take care of, couldn't she do the things she was doing for me for herself? That's the reason I took myself away from my family. I left home when I was 13 years old to assume the responsibilities of being a man.” IfsMenYearsReasonFeelingsHomeCareIndividualLeftResponsibilityStruggleMomMy FamilyAssumingMy MomTake CareGrandmotherMy SisterMy GrandmotherAuntWanting More Author:Petey Pablo
“I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between my grandmothers, aunts, older female cousins, and of course my mother, I was pretty much predominantly raised by women, as they make up most of my family anyway.” MotherCoursesInfluenceHugeMembersFemaleMy FamilyRaisedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherCousinAuntFamily MembersImmediate Family Author:Aeriel Miranda
“When I was invited to go to Wuhan, I didn't know anything about it, so I looked up the Wikipedia about Wuhan. I discovered that part of Wuhan used to be Hankou, and then I realised that my great grandmother came from Hankou. My grandmother and father were both born in Hankou. Of all the places in China, it is the most amazing place to have asked for my exhibition. I needed to go back where my family comes from!” KnowsUsedFatherBornNeededMy FamilyChinaUsed To BeGrandmotherMy GrandmotherInvitedRealisedMother And FatherMost AmazingExhibitionsWikipediaGreat GrandmotherAmazing Places Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“I did not have any problem with speaking up because my mother, my family, my grandmother, my aunt - I grew up in a family dominated by women - always encouraged me to do so. And if a girl is unafraid, then the world is her oyster.” IfsWorldProblemMotherGirlGrewGrew UpMy FamilyGrandmotherMy GrandmotherAuntOystersUnafraidSpeaking Up Author:Ava DuVernay
“The women in my family - my grandmother and my mother - have been both sources of comfort and terror. Protection was not always available.” Has BeensMotherSourceComfortMy FamilyTerrorAvailableProtectionGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“I am the first one in my family to go to college and I felt a great responsibility when I was at school, because my family was making so many sacrifices for me to be there. I was raised by a single mother, my grandmother got on the plane and helped me move to New York and moved me into the dorm. It was just a big moment, and, yes, it was my dream to be an actress, but also I didn't want to let them down.” MomentsDreamSchoolMovingMotherResponsibilitySacrificeCollegeMy FamilyMovedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherSingle MotherGreat Responsibility Author:Jessica Chastain