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How do we know who we are? As we grow, we experience new things, learn more about ourselves and meet people who help shape us. But when we’re young, how do we envision what’s possible? What does it mean to be a woman, a black woman, an American, or even a human being?

Without intending to, it turns out Ivy Taylor was exploring all those questions during her formative years, not through television shows or movies or music, but through books.

Ivy R. Taylor was elected Mayor of San Antonio in June 2015, nearly one year after she was appointed to the seat by her City Council colleagues. She is the first African American female Mayor of a city with more than one million people and the second female Mayor of San Antonio. Before becoming Mayor, she served on City Council for five years.

She earned degrees from Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mayor Taylor is a devoted wife and mother.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx