How Did Maya Angelou Change The World

Maya Angelou is a woman of many lives, a big city girl, a victim, a actor, singer, author, cable car conductor, mentor, civil rights leader, and so much more in only 86 years. She has lived through World War Ⅱ, the Great Depression, and just her day-to-day life, which has instilled an aura of great wisdom. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou states in an exclusive interview with CBS. “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” And, I think we all can agree, she has changed the world and their attitudes. Maya has made history for her amazing accomplishments in the literature industry. She has written many stories including I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Die (both awarding winning). She has a net worth of $10 million, but to many, she is worth more than cash. “Maya has changed the way I see the world; the sun when I wake, and the moon before I rest.” Oprah Winfrey said when asked about Maya’s influence in her life. When asked what advice she could offer to starting authors, she had one statement for CBS. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
When Maya was only seven, she was sexually harassed by her mother’s boyfriend. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Nothing will work unless you do. Now, I look back at that time, when I was young, and cry. Not because of my own sorrows, but because of the struggles of young girls who didn’t have a Mrs. Flowers to lean on, or wonderful family to take me in. Those young girls who don’t know love. That is why I write, because I love. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of