Anne Branch |
During those married years I endured verbal, physical and sexual abuse, all the while wishing for a means of escape. By age twenty-one, I was a divorced mother of four girls, the last one fathered by another man. Although the financial support I received from state welfare was just enough to get by, I had a thirst for a better life for my girls. After several failed attempts, I earned my GED. That still was not enough. Some years later, I was accepted at Rhode Island College where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, becoming the first in my family to earn a college degree. Twenty-eight years after my divorce, I met and married Gregory L. Branch. We now live in our dream home in Richmond, Rhode Island. I work full-time for our town of Richmond. My objective now is helping victims of domestic abuse to live life violence free. [BACK TO EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN PAGE] |
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