by David Williams (RSS) Uncategorized | June 25th, 2010 10:00pm CDT | 1 Comment
They are called the Greatest Generation, the generation that sacrificed so much, accomplished so much and gave so much to a grateful nation. Sixteen million American men and women fought in World War II. As they started coming home in 1944, the United States created the GI Bill, a historic piece of legislation that established [...]
by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
Photograph by Amie Vanderford
This ongoing series of photographs is intended to show the daily lives of these single mothers in order to invoke recognition of their similarities to all mothers, along with understanding and empathy from the viewer of the strengths that these single mothers possess within the challenging situations they face. My hope is that newfound empathy with these mothers’ lives will give people some pause before they condemn single mothers when discussing issues such as welfare and other politically charged hot buttons.
