"Why do you think it’s important for your story to be told?"
"I’m not sure how IMPORTANT it is; I’m just a girl from Iowa… It’s not ME who is so important, but my experiences during that extremely dynamic time in history. You must admit that I kept some pretty amazing company during those years!"
"You were rather remarkable though… You struck off on your own at age seventeen and made your life on your own terms."
"But there were many of us in those days! The image of the 1950s is so… sanitized. THAT’S why my story is important!"