Urban Pioneering in Curtis Park

In the 90’s, serving on a Workforce Development Board, Janet was asked to give motivational talks to job-training graduates. To prepare, she reflected on and compared the reasons for her own set-backs, crises and victories. Citing examples from her life, she urged the graduates to always be sure to cultivate, value and celebrate the people in their lives who make a positive difference by their encouragement and inspiration.

She was a boarding-school survivor, 1951 Polio epidemic victim, college dropout, office manager and self-employed bookkeeper. In more incarnations, she was a historic property renovator, urban pioneer, slumlord, partner in water well drilling and other construction companies, financial winner and loser. She has moved over 40 times.

Now retired and a volunteer, she writes occasional opinion and newsletters, reads and relishes politics. Her stories have been published in the annual “Oasis Journal” for writers over age 50. Once, proudly, her 12-column-inch opinion article was published right below the newspaper fold, as a contra piece to one by William Kristol.

Product Details

Edition

First Edition

Language

English

Format

PDF eBook

Properties

5.5x8.5, 42 pages