Meggan Watterson

And then Amanda went into it and her conversation with Brad Edwards then, the attorney, when he brought up that word prostitute, it's just everything lit up for me.

Again, back to Mary Magdalene, because this is what the church called her, right?

a prostitute, then somehow devalued her.

And the only thing that made my nervous system okay that day was beginning this list that I titled, How Women Pray When the World is on Fire.

And I started researching what have women done throughout history in peaceful protest to

when the people in power are saying, you do not have power and we are going to take your rights, what have women done?

So that was the only thing that started calming my nervous system.

And I found some really amazing, amazing moments in history.

First of all, there was this woman, Abby, it may have been a reincarnation of yours or a previous incarnation of yours.

Well, because your middle name's Mary, which I love.

And I only- Well, my first name is Mary.

Your first- My middle name- Is Abby?

Okay.

All right.

So I'm Mary Abigail.

Okay.

So this was definitely you.

Listen, see if it sounds familiar.

In 1908-

there was a woman named Mary Maloney.