Consider this story: A minority woman, due to circumstances beyond her control, does not finish college. Instead, she embarks on a career in fashion design and serves as costume designer for one of the biggest television shows of her generation.
Years later, she decides to spend several years in the National Archives, researching an issue of importance to herself and her community. She works tirelessly from opening to closing every day, bringing a carefully wrapped half sandwich for lunch and paying for photocopies from her own coin purse.
