An Open Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

An Open Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

September 26, 2018 The following letter was posted on September 18, 2018 and remained open for signatures until Sep- tember 25, 2018. During this time, 1,433 individuals who grew up in the Washington DC area signed on, as did 112 allied supporters. On behalf of these signatories, today, September 26, 2018, we deliver this letter to Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth and ask that it be submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee as it continues to consider the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD, We are women and men who grew up in the same world as both you and Brett Kavanaugh - in Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Northwest DC. We attended the same elite private schools, country clubs, and churches. And we believe you. Each one of us heard your story and not one of us was surprised. These are the stories of our lives and our friends’ lives. We know the terrible impact of sexual assault, coercive behavior, and harassment that pervaded the culture of our youth and continues today. And we under- stand why girls and women often do not report their attackers because of the fear of being disbelieved, shamed, and ostracized. Nor will we be surprised by the ugliness that will likely come next as your character and your memories are attacked and belittled. We stand with you. We are humbled by your bravery. We will not allow you to be silenced. SIGNERS Patricia Epperson, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1958 Elizabeth Flynn, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1967 Kay Redington, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1970 Kelly Price, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1978 Maura Burke Vanderzon, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1979 Marianne McNeil, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1980 Paula Meyers Butler, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1980 Christie Struckman, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1984 Dana Zachariasiewicz-Cogar, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1985 Leslie girata, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1986 Kathleen Duffy McSkeane, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1987 Kristine Fridell, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1990 Bridget Hankin, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1992 Adele, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1994, Blessed Sacrament Cindy Villavicencio, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1994 Laurie Menser, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1997 Melissa Dimas, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1997 -1- Bridget Reed Newby, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1998, Congressional Country Club Andrea Tirloy, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2001 Ashley Boswell, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2001 Amsley Pietranton, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2002, Holy Trinity Erin Gobbi Rethemeyer, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2002 Killian Cansler Tribby, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2002 Cara Idriss, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2003 Catherine Russell, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2004 Helen T. Clemens, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2004 Rijak Grover, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2004 Sarah, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2005 Leigh Anson, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2010, Manor Country Club Lindsay Joseph, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2010 Margaret O’Connell, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2010 Melissa Erickson, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2010 Catherine Lamoreaux, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2014 Emily Kelly, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2014 Isabelle Parshall, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2014 Emily Kennedy, Academy of the Holy Cross, 2015 Katie Healy, Academy of the Holy Cross, , Blessed Sacrament Gretchen Hays, Academy of the Holy Names, 1981 Alyssa Harrison, Army Navy Country Club, 2017 Heather Hill, Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, 1991, Holton-Arms, Columbia Country Club Roxane Hill Hughes, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1957, Chevy Chase Country Club Howard Bond, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1960 Kathleen Pope Hughes, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1963 Lisi Ruczynski, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1963 Carolee Harvey, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1965 Judy Deutsch Ward, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1965 Mary, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1968 Debby Wechsler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1969 Jonathan Angel, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1969 Alan Porten, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1971 Francha Davis, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1971 Marta C Tomlinson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1971 Andres Drobny, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1972 Jeff Rathner, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1972 Amy Friend Roberts, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1973 Brian Kanr, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1973 Holly Ellen Katherine Weir, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1974 Jim Footer, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1974 Mary Waters, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1974 Nancy Braden, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1974 Jane Carroll, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1975 Carla V Durney, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976, Congressional Country Club Christopher Cochran, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976 Jessie Hartland, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976 Jodee Lichtenstein, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976 Joelle Norwood, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976 Sharon Moran, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1976 David Newman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1977 Jeanette Benway, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1977 Kathryn Meyer Partan, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1978 Nancy Schwartz Gusman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1978 Jessica Tolmach, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1979 Pamela Esterson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1979 Erica Simanek, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1980 -2- Sandy Burk, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1980 Susan Kan, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1980 Anne Adams, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1981 Andrea Barnes, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982 Bob Sandmeyer, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982 Elaine Burk Zarnich, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982 Elly Kan Alexander, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982 Heather H Steele, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982, Columbia Country Club Timothy Knox, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1982 Alissa Hirshfeld-Flores, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Carol Hamilton, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Debbie Grossman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Elizabeth Rose, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Jenifer Kasten, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Judith Kalb, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Peter Laitin, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Susan Daffron, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1983 Claire Goldbloom, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1984 Jeff Barnes, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1984 Laura Bowman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1984 Jessica Smith, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1985 Laura Porter, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1985 Ruth Polk, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1985 Jennifer Bayly, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1986 Sharon Hurt, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1986, Little Flower Church Amanda Liptz Kornfield, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Anthony Walton, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987, St. Alban’s Cynthia Daffron, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Gabriela Boyer, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Jacqueline Raskin-Burns, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Jennifer Skinner, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Patricia A Cronin, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Samantha Soper, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1987 Amy DeMouy, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Carol Brook, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988, Bethesda Country Club, Norbeck Country Club Cassie Soofi, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Celine K., Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Erika McConnell, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Helen Rolston-Clemmer, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Jennifer Huff, PhD, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Jennifer Pleasure, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 John Lory, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988, Our Lady Of Lourdes, Columbia Country Club Lucy Fox, MD, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Madeleine Greenwald, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Megan Lee Bruton, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Sandra Faria, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Simone Parrish, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Toni Pollin, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Tracey Briscoe Monroe, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1988 Andrea Swartz, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1989 Lisa Cooper, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1989 Annika K. Carlsten, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1991 Eve Angerosa, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1991 Kate Symons, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1992 Marla Bilonick, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1992, Blessed Sacrament Church Enrique Cesar, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1993, Little Flower -3- Kimberly Clarkson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1994, Congressional Country Club Patricio Boyer, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1994 Jess Maier, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1997, Blessed Sacrament Church Jessica W. White, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1998 Nicholas Petty, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1999 Katina Manos, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2003 Grace Ambrose, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2007 Korinne Buckwalter Super, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2008 Jules, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2010 Annabel Steele, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2015, Blessed Sacrament Church; Columbia Country Club Victoria Yepez, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 2015, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Caroline

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