Monday, August 8, 2022
Ann was the most passionate advocate for social justice, particularly for women’s rights, that I will ever know. From the day we met at college, her dedication to making the world a better, fairer place was obvious and so impressive. I remember how she juggled schoolwork with the craziness of working for Bill Curry at the CT legislature, finding her calling to make good public policy happen. Given our shared Irish Catholic girlhood, it was a bold move for her to take a job with NARAL, but totally in keeping with Ann’s fearless integrity.
Over the years, we celebrated the arrival of children and mourned the losses of parents. I had imagined us as having tea one of these days, celebrating the OTC birth control pill and reminiscing about college and life in DC. It’s hard to imagine this vibrant, kind woman getting overwhelmed so quickly by a sneaky disease. My heart aches for Chip, Nora, and Nick, and all of us who knew her.
