Emma Claire Sweeney, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/emmasweeney/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Speaking Up for Those Who Can’t Answer Back https://booksbywomen.org/speaking-up-for-those-who-cant-answer-back-emma-claire-sweeney/ https://booksbywomen.org/speaking-up-for-those-who-cant-answer-back-emma-claire-sweeney/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:14:27 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16064 Some of my most prominent memories of grammar school days relate to my sister, Lou, even though she attended the special school across the other side of town. After a swimming lesson in the early nineties, for example, an older boy referred to Lou as a ‘spaz’. I still remember the sudden strength I acquired when […]

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