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X-WR-CALDESC:Lorraine will join us to discuss her book Hole in My Heart. Th
 e second edition\, revised and expanded\, was released March 21\, 2023.\n
 \nHole in My Heart is the story of a journalist from a working-class backg
 round who fought glass-ceiling battles at home and in the newsroom. Back i
 n the 1960s\, she became pregnant and relinquished her child to adoption. 
 Although she kept the birth a deep secret for nearly a decade\, after lear
 ning about the adoption reform movement and ALMA\, she became an advocate 
 for unsealing adoptees’ birth records. \n\nIn 1975\, she was the first to c
 onfront the public shame of relinquishing her daughter and speak about the
  experience in the media. In 1979\, her controversial memoir Birthmark pul
 led back the curtain on the emotional damage caused by severing the mother
 -child bond. Ultimately\, she reunited with her daughter\, and they built 
 a relationship that lasted until her daughter's tragic end. \n\nHole in My
  Heart is a story of love\, loss\, and redemption. It is the story of a wo
 man’s heart\, broken and mended.\n\nSpecial Note: If you’d like to read th
 e book prior to the talk (not required)\, the e-book of Hole in My Heart i
 s highly discounted until April 4\, 2023. The hard copy book is available 
 in paperback and hardcover. There is also a special version with a book ja
 cket available through bookstores and Barnes & Noble. https://www.barnesan
 dnoble.com/w/hole-in-my-heart-lorraine-dusky/1142595899?ean=9781951479800 
 \n\nAbout Lorraine Dusky\nIn a 1975 New York Times op-ed\, followed by her
  1979 memoir\, Birthmark\, Lorraine Dusky was the first to publicly declare
  she had given up a child for adoption. She soon became a lightning rod fo
 r controversies surrounding adoption. An advocate for adoptees’ rights\, s
 he fought for legislation that would unseal original birth certificates. \n
 \nBut she is not simply a woman who wrote about having given up a child. O
 n other topics\, she was a finalist for a National Magazine Award and won t
 wo Exceptional Merit Media Awards (EMMAs) from the National Women’s Politi
 cal Caucus for writing on the political issues of the day.
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DESCRIPTION:Lorraine will join us to discuss her book Hole in My Heart. The
  second edition\, revised and expanded\, was released March 21\, 2023.\n\n
 Hole in My Heart is the story of a journalist from a working-class backgro
 und who fought glass-ceiling battles at home and in the newsroom. Back in 
 the 1960s\, she became pregnant and relinquished her child to adoption. Al
 though she kept the birth a deep secret for nearly a decade\, after learni
 ng about the adoption reform movement and ALMA\, she became an advocate fo
 r unsealing adoptees’ birth records. \n\nIn 1975\, she was the first to con
 front the public shame of relinquishing her daughter and speak about the e
 xperience in the media. In 1979\, her controversial memoir Birthmark pulle
 d back the curtain on the emotional damage caused by severing the mother-c
 hild bond. Ultimately\, she reunited with her daughter\, and they built a 
 relationship that lasted until her daughter's tragic end. \n\nHole in My H
 eart is a story of love\, loss\, and redemption. It is the story of a woma
 n’s heart\, broken and mended.\n\nSpecial Note: If you’d like to read the 
 book prior to the talk (not required)\, the e-book of Hole in My Heart is 
 highly discounted until April 4\, 2023. The hard copy book is available in
  paperback and hardcover. There is also a special version with a book jack
 et available through bookstores and Barnes & Noble. https://www.barnesandn
 oble.com/w/hole-in-my-heart-lorraine-dusky/1142595899?ean=9781951479800 \n
 \nAbout Lorraine Dusky\nIn a 1975 New York Times op-ed\, followed by her 1
 979 memoir\, Birthmark\, Lorraine Dusky was the first to publicly declare s
 he had given up a child for adoption. She soon became a lightning rod for 
 controversies surrounding adoption. An advocate for adoptees’ rights\, she
  fought for legislation that would unseal original birth certificates. \n\n
 But she is not simply a woman who wrote about having given up a child. On 
 other topics\, she was a finalist for a National Magazine Award and won two
  Exceptional Merit Media Awards (EMMAs) from the National Women’s Politica
 l Caucus for writing on the political issues of the day.
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SUMMARY:Love and Loss and the Fault Lines of Adoption with Lorraine Dusky
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