Mary Fisher

An artist and activist, Mary Fisher has spent a lifetime giving voice to the voiceless. From the hush of hospices to the halls of power, she’s spoken truth to power proving with honesty and humor that one woman with courage can bring change. Now in her eighth decade, she invites us to stand up for The Other as a demonstration that with age comes wisdom. The author of seven books and recipient of numerous honorary degrees, her historic speech, “A Whisper of AIDS,” has been named one of “forty famous speeches that have had long-term effect on society” and has been ranked (Oxford Press) as one of the “100 Best American Speeches of the 20th Century.