Edie Hand: The Pen Behind Women of True Grit
Writer Anna Lee Vaughn featured Edie Hand in her recent article in the Walker Leader
In March 2023, international author, producer, and speaker Edie Hand released the latest installment of her Women of True Grit series. Subtitled ‘Passion, Perseverance, Positive Projection,’ this stunning compilation of stories features poems from the late Maya Angelou and stories from true woman warriors such as advocate Leigh Anne Tuohy and singer CeCe Winans.
Women of True Grit has blossomed into an empire of resources, conferences, and educational programs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of strong women around the globe. What inspired Edie to pen the stories that started this empire? Her story of true grit starts where all stories do: the beginning.
Edie grew up around Florence, Alabama. From a young age, her grandmother taught her about the Pearls of Hope, saying life is like a string of pearls – each woman’s is unique and defining of their character. Does your string of pearls show you to be pure, passionate, happy, free, peaceful, wise, trustworthy, confident, and creative? Or are you walking a path of grief that dulls the shine of your pearls?
Edie has experienced the loss of close family members and is a multi-time cancer survivor. Experiences like these have inspired Edie’s lifelong passion and career; as she says, “You never know who or what will touch your life throughout its different seasons.”