Be Your Own Story May 28, 2004

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Toni Morrison speaks of history, responsibility, happiness and art in her speech to ignite artful hearts within the Wellesley class of 2005.

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I have to confess to all of you, Madame President, Board of Trustees, members of the faculty, relatives, friends, students. I have had some conflicted feelings about accepting this invitation to deliver the Commencement Address to Wellesley's Class of 2004. My initial response, of course, was glee, a very strong sense of pleasure at, you know, participating personally and formally in the rites of an institution with this reputation: 125 years of history in women's education, an enviable rostrum of graduates, its commitment sustained over the years in making a difference in the world, and its successful resistance to challenges that women's colleges have faced from the beginning and throughout the years. An extraordinary record

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