1. mox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\ MOXIE: courage, determination
Women with Moxie
mox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\
MOXIE: courage, determination

2. 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

3. Maya Angelou 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
Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970
Currently teaches at Wake Forest University

4. 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)

5. 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

6. A young Afghan girl from a refugee camp photographed by Steve McCurry in 1985

7. “Concrete Angel” – Martina McBride
1:17-1:48

8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya’s obstacles
Racism
Stamps
Dentist
Job
Abandonment by mother
Rape
Homelessness
Teenage Pregnancy

9. “The Flower Vendor” by Diego Rivera

10. “Listen” - Beyonce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1R1JMTMKQ
0:36-1:35

11. A Stolen Life: A Memoir Jaycee’s Obstacles Kidnapping
Sexual abuse
Pregnancies
Identity
Parents
Reuniting with family
Media
Adapting and adjusting

13. Jaycee’s interview with Diane Sawyer
0:28

14. Women with Moxie Mariam and Laila Maya Angelou Jaycee Sacrifice
Friendship
Tenacity
Maya Angelou
Bold
Learned from her mistakes
influential
Jaycee
Endured
Inspires many

15. Lessons Learned Perseverance
Impact of friendship and motherhood on survival
Live life to the fullest because life is short
YOLO

16. Works Cited
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House, Print.
Dugard, Jaycee Lee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster, Print.
"Google Images." Google Images. Web. 16 May < 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, Print.
"Khaled Hosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns." Khaled Hosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns. Web. 16 May < For Khaled Hosseini biography
Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 16 May < For definition of moxie
Sakuma, Paul. "Inside Jaycee Dugard's Terror Tent." Cbsnews.com. Columbia Broadcasting System. Web. 16 May < For pictures of Jaycee's living conditions
"Welcome to Maya Angelou’s Official Site." Maya Angelou. Web. 16 May < For Maya Angelou’s biography
YouTube. YouTube. Web. 16 May < For “Listen” music video, “Concrete Angel” video, and Jaycee’s interview with Dianne Sawyer