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Ruby Lee Cornelius
Memoir Author
rubyleecornelius@gmail.com
Choiceless: A Birthmother's Story of Love, Loss & Reunion is a memoir that details the events and emotional struggles surrounding the author's teen pregnancy in the 1970's Midwest. Shunned first because of her interracial relationship and second for her out-of-wedlock pregnancy, Ruby Lee Cornelius ends up against her will in "the home" - a place created to temporarily house and hide the shame of these girls' condition. Spanning more than four decades, the author poignantly shares a journey of motherhood lost and gained.
Memories
Courageously tenacious, her story culminates as one of love, compassion, reconnection and forgiveness.
Photo credit: Summer Fawn Harris
Through the light of Memories
Photo credit to Summer Fawn Harris
My Daddy & Me
Photo from the archives of Ruby Lee Cornelius
In Dedication
Photo credit to Summer Fawn Harris