Anna Lee Walden

“I was involved in a lot of different types of things at PC,” said recent graduate Anna Lee Walden, “and they all had a recurring theme: social injustice.”
 
Anna Lee’s passion for righting the world’s wrongs led her to become strongly involved with a nearby safe home for abused women and with PC-V, and on-campus campaign that raises awareness of violence against women.
 
“It also led to me choosing to go into education by joining Teach for America, where I will be working towards closing the achievement gap in the Mississippi Delta,” she said.
 
The history major and education minor especially enjoyed history classes that looked at underrepresented peoples, such as History of the South.  Last summer, Anna Lee participated in the PC Summer Fellows program, researching a silent group from history: working class women in the Victorian Age.
 
“I think that it is very important to give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves,” she said. “And this has influenced things I chose to get involved with at PC and in the classes I took.”
 
According to Anna Lee, her professors helped her narrow her interests and provided a source of support and encouragement. Seeing their commitment inspired her to do something she can feel passionate about, she says.
 
“Being at a school that values service the way PC does fundamentally shaped the way that I view myself in the world,” Anna Lee said. “It made me realize that one person can make a difference and has encouraged me to be that person.”