Rebecca Roanhorse
added reference that mentions master's degree
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In a 2020 profile by [[Vulture (website)|''Vulture'']], Roanhorse stated at seven years old she learned of her ancestry from looking at her birth certificate. While living and working in [[New York City]], she hired a private investigator to track down her birth mother. The resulting reunion was uncomfortable, as her birth and adoption had been a secret. According to the ''Vulture'' profile, "Her birth father, a minister, had never learned of her existence. Neither had most of her mother’s extended family—conservative Pueblo [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] from [[New Mexico]]. One of her aunts, a former nun, later told her, “It would be better if you went away.”" |
In a 2020 profile by [[Vulture (website)|''Vulture'']], Roanhorse stated at seven years old she learned of her ancestry from looking at her birth certificate. While living and working in [[New York City]], she hired a private investigator to track down her birth mother. The resulting reunion was uncomfortable, as her birth and adoption had been a secret. According to the ''Vulture'' profile, "Her birth father, a minister, had never learned of her existence. Neither had most of her mother’s extended family—conservative Pueblo [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] from [[New Mexico]]. One of her aunts, a former nun, later told her, “It would be better if you went away.”" |
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Roanhorse graduated from [[Yale University]] and earned a [[Master's degree|master’s degree]] in [[theology]] at [[Union Theological Seminary]]. She worked briefly as a computer programmer on [[Wall Street]]. Later, after meeting her birth mother, she earned her [[Juris Doctor|JD degree]] from the [[University of New Mexico School of Law]], specializing in [[Federal Indian Policy|Federal Indian Law]] and lived for several years on the [[Navajo Nation]]. She |
Roanhorse graduated from [[Yale University]] and earned a [[Master's degree|master’s degree]] in [[theology]] at [[Union Theological Seminary]].{{Cite news |last=Sorg |first=Arley |date=October 2020 |title=Living Raw and Out Loud: A Conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse |url=https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/roanhorse_interview/ |website=[[Clarkesworld]]}} She worked briefly as a computer programmer on [[Wall Street]]. Later, after meeting her birth mother, she earned her [[Juris Doctor|JD degree]] from the [[University of New Mexico School of Law]], specializing in [[Federal Indian Policy|Federal Indian Law]] and lived for several years on the [[Navajo Nation]]. She |
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