Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families
By: Nicole Lynn Lewis (Founder of Generation Hope and Keynote Speaker of 2023 Zero to Three’s Conference)
After becoming pregnant during her senior year in high school, Nicole Lynn Lewis was told that college was no longer a reality — a negative outlook often unfairly presented to teen mothers. This book presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers — one of success and stability — in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation. Along with her own story as a young Black mother, Nicole Lynn Lewis weaves poverty, classism, and systemic racism impact teen pregnancy and on how effective programs and equitable policies can help teen parents earn college degrees, have increased opportunity, and create a legacy of educational and career achievements in their families.
By: Nicole Lynn Lewis (Founder of Generation Hope and Keynote Speaker of 2023 Zero to Three’s Conference)
After becoming pregnant during her senior year in high school, Nicole Lynn Lewis was told that college was no longer a reality — a negative outlook often unfairly presented to teen mothers. This book presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers — one of success and stability — in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation. Along with her own story as a young Black mother, Nicole Lynn Lewis weaves poverty, classism, and systemic racism impact teen pregnancy and on how effective programs and equitable policies can help teen parents earn college degrees, have increased opportunity, and create a legacy of educational and career achievements in their families.
By: Nicole Lynn Lewis (Founder of Generation Hope and Keynote Speaker of 2023 Zero to Three’s Conference)
After becoming pregnant during her senior year in high school, Nicole Lynn Lewis was told that college was no longer a reality — a negative outlook often unfairly presented to teen mothers. This book presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers — one of success and stability — in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation. Along with her own story as a young Black mother, Nicole Lynn Lewis weaves poverty, classism, and systemic racism impact teen pregnancy and on how effective programs and equitable policies can help teen parents earn college degrees, have increased opportunity, and create a legacy of educational and career achievements in their families.
Learn more about Nicole Lynn Lewis’ non-profit, Generation Hope, here: Generation Hope.