The child of cocaine-addicted parents, Liz Murray’s life was bitterly grim. There was never food in the house, everything was filthy, drugs were everywhere and the welfare checks were spent before they arrived. At 15, her mom died of AIDS. Murray became homeless — living on the streets, riding the subway all night, and eating from dumpsters.
Liz MurrayThen something changed.
“I started to grasp the value of the lessons learned while living on the streets. I knew, after overcoming those daily obstacles that next to nothing could hold me down,” she said.
Determined to take charge of her life, Murray finished high school in just two years and won a scholarship to Harvard.
She will be at Sweet Briar at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 15 in Memorial Chapel to share her remarkable and inspiring journey.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Murray’s story was captured in Lifetime Television’s Emmy-nominated original film, “Homeless to Harvard”. The film will be shown twice prior to Murray’s visit — 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Both showings will be held in Tyson Auditorium.
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Washington Speakers Bureau For information about the event, please call (434) 381-6210.
