rebekah Heppner
Losing felicitas
Losing Felicitas shares personal stories of growing up on the South Side of Chicago during the 1960s. It provides a unique perspective of the phenomenon known as “white flight,” a confusing time of blockbusters, neighborhood associations, street crime, people moving away in the middle of the night, kids getting chased and kids fighting back.
“Not just a nostalgic glimpse of a bygone community, but proof that people of different backgrounds can learn to live together.”
— H. Roy Kaplan, Author of Understanding Conflict and Change in a Multicultural World
“GRacefully written and skillfully examined, this is an excellent book for informed and thought-provoking discussion of a problem that still plagues our society”
— Susan D. Greenbaum, Author of Blaming the Poor: The Long Shadow of the Moynihan Report on Cruel Images about Poverty
THE LOST LEADERS
Palgrave MacMillan 2013
a CHOICE magazine outstanding Academic Title
Marianne Cooper, Lead Researcher, Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In
“A behind the scenes account of why these women left and why they are not going back.”
Elizabeth Gregory, Author of Ready: Why Women Are Embracing the New Later Motherhood
“a captivating eye-opening read.”
About rebekah
A former CPA, corporate leader and small business owner, Rebekah earned a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology and a graduate certificate in Africana Studies. Both Losing Felicitas and The Lost Leaders are based on oral history interviews, supported by academic research and informed by her personal experience growing up in the St. Felicitas parish and working in corporations.
