Mal Johnson was one of the most courageous people I have ever met. She was – and continues to be – incredible inspiration to me.
She told me a story from the time she became a widow. After her husband died, she found herself stranded as she could not drive. “That’s when I became a feminist,” she said. She decided to teach herself. She would take the car out at 3 a.m. when the streets were empty to practice driving all by herself. When she went to take her driving test, the inspector asked where her driver was – you were not allowed to drive yourself. Mal said, “Oh, he is just there behind the corner.”
She would never be stopped by anything. Until now.
Mal was awarded with a 2006 Foremother Award, please see
http://www.center4research.org/foremothers2006.html
She kindly invited me. Her acceptance speech was incredible - I am still thinking if it would be proper to post it (as I can remember it) but she probably would not mind. It was about how she started her Washington career, covering the Hill....
My special thanks to Ingrid for introducing us.
Johanna
A friend from Finland
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