Making A Difference (The Story Of An American Family)

the story of an American family

Plot

Traces the lives and accomplishments of the extraordinary Mary Sherwood and her five children who played an important part in bringing great changes in higher education and voting rights for women, opportunities for government service, and awareness of the need to preserve the country's natural wonders.A group portrait of a family of achievers offers an intriguing account of Mary Sherwood, a young widow, and her five talented children, who made their individual marks as scholars, innovators, and servants of humankind