For the first time, Mary Williams shares her story of growing up the
daughter of Jane Fonda after being rescued from the mean streets of
Oakland, California. This is her story of triumph over adversity and an
example of what can happen when a child receives love and hope.
Williams’s book,
The Lost Daughter leads our Hit List this week.
Watch Oprah's latest interview with Jane Fonda and her adopted daughter, Mary Williams, on Oprah's Next Chapter, airing Sunday, April 7, at 9/8c. (they do repeat the episodes on OWN--btw, watch the Alicia Keys "Master Class" on OWN too--great!)
The interview was fascinating with Oprah!
Mary met Jane at a summer camp that was run by she and her ex-husband
Tom Hayden. Fonda says that she knew Mary was special from the very
beginning.
“When she showed up at camp … you could tell that she was a special
person. And she came back for several years. And then she didn’t come
back …,” Fonda said on
“Good Morning America.”
Williams lived in Oakland, in a tough neighborhood. She was the
victim of sexual assault at the age of 14, which led Fonda to make an
offer for her to come and live with her. But there was a condition, she
had to get her grades up.
She was the child of parents who were big leaders of The Black Panthers.
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