Letter From New Orleans: Women Rebuild with Liz McCartney
Three weeks ago approximately 150 women, all volunteers, rolled up their sleeves and helped renovate gutted homes just outside New Orleans as part of the Women’s Rebuild Week of the nonprofit St. Bernard Project. Liz McCartney, the Project’s co-director, states that participants in Women’s Rebuild continue the work of the organization generally, rebuilding homes in St. Bernard Parish (a parish…
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Letter from New Orleans: first of a series
by Beth Herstein I live in New York City now but grew up in New Orleans. A good friend of mine, WVFC editor Chris Lombardi, asked about the great women currently living in New Orleans. To me, this is an important topic: Since Hurricane Katrina, which locals often call “The Storm,” women have played critical roles in the rebuilding efforts.…
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