Charlene Pritchett-Stevenson

The foot was very bad and it never healed. And she kind of walked with a limp from then on.

The foot was very bad and it never healed. And she kind of walked with a limp from then on.

Grandma didn't show any fear. So I think, to me, that was instilled in her, even though we do have fears, we struggle with things.

Grandma didn't show any fear. So I think, to me, that was instilled in her, even though we do have fears, we struggle with things.

And for Dovey... It gave me the opportunity to get mad. if you can comprehend that. I wanted to do something. And I like to think in my legal career, I did do something to right injustice.

And for Dovey... It gave me the opportunity to get mad. if you can comprehend that. I wanted to do something. And I like to think in my legal career, I did do something to right injustice.

I loved Spelman, although they called it, you know, a ranky-dank school. university or college because it was, you know, for people who had money. Well, I didn't have any money. I went on a hope and a prayer.

I loved Spelman, although they called it, you know, a ranky-dank school. university or college because it was, you know, for people who had money. Well, I didn't have any money. I went on a hope and a prayer.

And ultimately, I found Spelman was a working school. There were as many people there working as I was. Working your way through college. A joyous adventure. It didn't take long for her teachers to notice her. And I met two people, Miss May Neptune of Ohio, Miss Fern Rockefeller. And when you go to Spelman, if you got to meet somebody, meet a Rockefeller.

And ultimately, I found Spelman was a working school. There were as many people there working as I was. Working your way through college. A joyous adventure. It didn't take long for her teachers to notice her. And I met two people, Miss May Neptune of Ohio, Miss Fern Rockefeller. And when you go to Spelman, if you got to meet somebody, meet a Rockefeller.

And it just enlarged me, and I was into everything.

And it just enlarged me, and I was into everything.

It seemed like it was a type of jealousy. And when Nana would tell, you know, she was talking about wanting to go to school, and she said she kind of made her think that she was high-minded to have those aspirations of wanting to go off to school. Why don't you just, you know, do what you're doing, taking care of houses and things of that nature and the children?

It seemed like it was a type of jealousy. And when Nana would tell, you know, she was talking about wanting to go to school, and she said she kind of made her think that she was high-minded to have those aspirations of wanting to go off to school. Why don't you just, you know, do what you're doing, taking care of houses and things of that nature and the children?

You know, you're a little colored girl. You don't need to be thinking about that. That was the thing that she would tell her.

You know, you're a little colored girl. You don't need to be thinking about that. That was the thing that she would tell her.

And that's why she was always talking about paying it forward. She always wanted to give back because people helped her in her life. And so she felt it an honor and a duty to do the same.

And that's why she was always talking about paying it forward. She always wanted to give back because people helped her in her life. And so she felt it an honor and a duty to do the same.

You ain't married to nobody but the law. I tell a lot of women law students that. We took men's places.

You ain't married to nobody but the law. I tell a lot of women law students that. We took men's places.