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Mary Luana Williams (born October 13, 1967) is an American social activist and author who wrote The Lost Daughter: A Memoir about her life. The memoir details being adopted by Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden in her adolescence, as well as growing up as a daughter of Black Panthers before Fonda adopted her.
Apr 9, 2013 · Mary Williams was born to Black Panther parents during the heart of the Black Power movement in Oakland, Calif., in the 1970s. She was just a toddler when her father went to San...
Jane Fonda's Adopted Daughter Reconnects with Her Birth Family. At 14, Mary Williams moved from the poverty-scathed streets of East Oakland to Jane Fonda's hacienda in Santa Monica. Decades later, Williams returns home to find out if blood really is thicker than water. By Mary Williams.
Apr 22, 2013 · Although only in her mid-40s, Mary Williams has lived several lives. Born to members of the Black Panther Party, the infamous African-American rights movement, she was raised as a...
May 7, 2013 · Williams sees billionaire former CNN boss Ted Turner, Fonda’s third husband, as her “real father”. On the surface Williams’s story aligns to stereotypical trope: the poor black child from a broken home is rescued by a wealthy white family.
Apr 9, 2013 · The story of Mary Williams who was adopted by Jane Fonda at the age of 16 she tells of the hardships she endured in the first part of her growing up years in Oakland California and her later years living with Jane Fonda with a completely different kind of lifestyle.
Apr 9, 2013 · A daughter of the Black Panther movement tells her remarkable life story of being raised amid violence and near-poverty, adopted as a teenager by Jane Fonda, and finding her way back home.
- Mary Williams
As she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between: her father was often in prison, her older sister was a teenage prostitute, and her hot-tempered mother struggled to raise six children alone. For all Mary knew, she was heading down a similar path.
Apr 9, 2013 · An adventurer and idealist, Williams went on to travel to Africa, start a foundation to benefit the Lost Boys of Sudan, hike the Appalachian Trail, and work for six months in Antarctica, all the while testing herself. But her greatest challenge awaited her back in Oakland.
Mary Williams | thoughts of a plant scientist. People with power don’t want to give it up. But, by working together, we can empower each other. And change the world. About me. I’m a scientist, a writer, a mentor, an educator, a cook, and surrounded by friends, family, and animals I adore and who adore me too. Read more. What I do. I Tweet.
