Abstract
I first saw this woman, a model of dignity, at a gathering at Freedom Corner, in the Hill District on the day of the Presidential Inauguration in January. She stood alone, leaning lightly on her cane, for more than an hour. She wore a bright red jacket and held a small sign. Everyone took her photo. I asked Glenn Grayson, Jr., who was the emcee for the event, who she was. "Oh, that's Miss Edna. She works at Hill House," he told me. Works? At Hill House? Miss Edna was at least my age, decades past retirement age. This would be a lady with a story.
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