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Laura Brooks
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By Laura Brooks| Illawarra Mercury Verified Laura Brooks and her Nan, Eileen Wood. Picture suppliedWhen I was 12 my grandmother suicided. Throughout my early years, when she was alive, and after she was gone, I sought to understand why she did not want to stay among the living. When I was seeking answers, I never once stopped to consider the impact the ongoing abuse my grandmother experienced at the hands of my grandfather, which most likely occurred from the time they were married, quite possibly before.
PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT OP-ED: State investment in early childhood development sector can empower women and combat gender-based violence
By Laura Brooks, Sanja Bornman| Daily Maverick Verified PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT OP-ED Entrenched arrangements of childcare, power and privilege continue to drive gender inequality and intergenerational poverty, keeping black women in particular on the margins of social and economic life, and thwarting the future prospects of their children. Investment in the women-led early childhood development sector has the power to disrupt this cycle.
By Laura Brooks| Illawarra Mercury Verified Laura Brooks and her Nan, Eileen Wood. Picture suppliedWhen I was 12 my grandmother suicided. Throughout my early years, when she was alive, and after she was gone, I sought to understand why she did not want to stay among the living. When I was seeking answers, I never once stopped to consider the impact the ongoing abuse my grandmother experienced at the hands of my grandfather, which most likely occurred from the time they were married, quite possibly before.
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Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States
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