Karen Sherman author of Brick by Brick Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere (Rowman & Littlefield) Karen Sherman is the author of the forthcoming book, Brick by Brick—Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere (January 2020—Rowan & Littlefield). Sherman has spent her life advocating for women in war-torn and transitional countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Kosovo, and the former Soviet Union. Throughout her 30-year career in global development, Sherman has met and interviewed thousands of women. Their remarkable stories of strength, courage, resilience, and resourcefulness fuel what she believes to be true: championing women’s education and economic participation has the power to transform the lives of women and the future of families, communities, societies, and, ultimately, the world.
Barbara Klein (Moderator) has been a newscast anchor at NPR in Washington, D.C. since 2005, writing and producing hourly round-ups of world news. She is a regular host for weekend news and a substitute for weekday coverage. Before joining NPR, Klein spent 25 years as a program host at the Voice of America (VOA). At VOA, she anchored a variety of live and pre-recorded news, interview, international call-in and feature/entertainment programs exploring the intricacies, controversies, and culture of American life. She co-hosted radio-TV simulcasts of presidential election coverage, live coverage of the September 11 terror attacks, and narrated Special English for listeners around the world working to improve their English language skills. Her broadcasting has earned repeated recognition for excellence.
Anne Mosle (Introduction) is a vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute. She is a leading thinker, advocate, and voice in building pathways to opportunity for low-income families and women. With more than 20 years’ experience in policy and philanthropy, Anne has been recognized as Washingtonian of the Year, Ms. Magazine Woman to Watch, and as Visionary Philanthropist. She is also an author of The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink. In her current role at the Aspen Institute, she directs Ascend, the national hub for breakthrough ideas and collaborations that move vulnerable children and their parents towards educational success and economic security.
About Brick by Brick:
This powerful memoir weaves the stories of valiant women who survived the Rwandan genocide with the struggle of their champion, author Karen Sherman, to recover from her own history of abuse. The strength of these women helped Karen find her own way—through conflict zones and confrontations with corrupt officials to a renewed commitment to her family.
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