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Being My Mother's Daughter deals with the many complexity of becoming a woman while held hostage by learned ideals of womanhood and motherhood. The goal is to encourage daughters to give context to the ways their mothers lived life, while finding the freedom to live a life of their own. The duality of mother/daughter relationships calls for more compassion, prompting us to be considerate of each other’s experiences. Holly Charles was brought up just north of Chicago and attended Purdue University for her undergraduate studies. The power of language intrigued her so that after a brief career in television production, she found her calling in the teaching of English. Her new career coincided with a constant passion, and it also provided opportunities for her to research and teach literature concerning the African American experience. Charles obtained her Masters in English from Prairie View A&M University in May 2013, choosing the Creative Thesis option to satisfy graduation requirements. Her original Thesis, Velvet: the Burden of Melanin and Motherhood, has been transformed into the author's first novel (Velvet). Since that time, Holly Charles founded Houston Play on Purpose (HPOP) a charitable and educational non-profit organization purposed with raising awareness for social causes, injustices and issues which disproportionately affect underserved and/or minority populations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx