In this speech about her book, I Am An Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, Eve Ensler also known a “V”, celebrates the authentic voice inside every girl, and an inspiring call to action for girls everywhere to speak up, follow their dreams, and become the women they were meant to be. Aimee Allison, former host of the KPFA Morning Show interviews Eve Ensler at this KPFA event at King Middle School in Berkeley, CA in 2010.
Eve Ensler, bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues, has won an Obie Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award and numerous other major recognitions for her artistic and anti-violence work. Celebrities who have performed in The Vagina Monologues include Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon and Oprah.
“Like a woman claiming her body, a girl claiming her emotions breaks a silence and unleashes a vast resource of clean energy, an energy that can inspire all of us to transform and heal the world.” — Carol Gilligan