With everything going on in the world right now, reading Danica’s story gave me the hope I need to approach tomorrow with courage. It’s funny, entertaining and very uplifting. This book will not just encourage people who think they have to be spotless to run for office, but inspire all of us to own our personal narratives as Danica does.ġ) I’m devastated that more folks haven’t picked up this memoir. Burn the Page is so much more than a stump speech: it's an extremely inspiring manifesto about how it's possible to set fire to the stories you don't want to be in anymore, whether written by you or about you by someone else-and rewrite your own future, whether that's running for politics, in your work, or your personal life. Burn the Page takes readers from Danica's lonely, closeted, and at times operatically tragic childhood to her position as a rising star in a party she's helped forever change.
In wildly entertaining prose, Danica dismantles all the stories her opponents tried to hedge against her, showing how through brutal honesty and loving authenticity, it's possible to embrace the low points, and even transform them into her greatest strengths. Doing so was a matter of storytelling: during her campaign, Danica hired an opposition researcher to dredge up every story from her past that her opponent might seize on to paint her negatively.
But before Danica made history, she had to change her vision of what was possible in her own life. Learn more at Images of Intersectionality.An inspirational memoir-meets-manifesto by Danica Roem, the nation's first openly trans person elected to US state legislatureĭanica Roem made national headlines when-as a transgender former frontwoman for a metal band and a political newcomer-she unseated Virginia's most notoriously anti-LGBTQ 26-year incumbent Bob Marshall as state delegate. Through sharing these photos and promoting discussion and self-reflection, we hope to reduce biases, stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and oppression that many members of our community face on a daily basis.” Images of Intersectionality was honored to have Delegate Roem speak about issues involving intersectionality and her journey as a transgender woman. The one-of-a-kind art show consisted of photographs of community members holding handwritten signs that represent different parts of their identities that they wish to share. McPhetridge, whose photography was featured in the art show, explained, “The main goal of Images of Intersectionality is to educate the community about intersectionality and facilitate engagement, conversation, and self-reflection about this topic. MSSW students Misty McPhetridge and Makala Johnson with Faculty Advisor Amanda Gandy coordinated the event. She also helped bring the first commuter bus line to the western part of her district and was thrilled when the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) voted in June 2018 to allocate $128 million to improve Route 28. She joined a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers in 2018 to expand Medicaid to 400,000 uninsured Virginians and raise teacher pay throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Roem won an historic election in 2017 to become the first out-and-seated transgender state legislator in American history. Post Graduate Veterinary Social Work Certificateĭanica Roem Speaks about Intersectionalityĭelegate Danica Roem represents the Thirteenth District in the Virginia House of Delegates.Continuing Education Events and Certificates.Social Work Office of Research and Public Service.Research Centers and Affiliate Research Programs.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Work Degree.Doctor of Social Work Degree (DSW) in Clinical Practice & Leadership.Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW).Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW).
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