Today, we are honored to share with you Zuleyma Figueroa's story as part of our Women's Justice Project #HerStoryOregon effort. This is Part 1 of 4, and each week over the next month we will be sharing a new chapter of Zuleyma's story. herstoryoregon.org/stories/2019/5… 1/
We are grateful to Zuleyma for sharing her story with us and her experiences that led her to the criminal justice system. 2/
There are many lessons we can learn from Zuleyma's story and we hope that you will take the time read it and check-in with us each week on Thursday, as we post a new chapter. 3/
“'Good teacher.' This is how my students and their parents would describe me in the schools that I have worked in*** 4/
***[eventually], I lost my identity and I started to be very codependent of my partner. I stopped living my life and started living her life instead. I stopped seeing my family and friends too. The world that surrounded me belonged only to her." 5/
HerStory Oregon is an initiative of the Oregon Justice Resource Center's Women's Justice Project. 6/6 herstoryoregon.org
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