Articles by Lura Pierce
Lura Pierce is a local, state and national keynote speaker and workshop leader plus a former middle school teacher and college professor. She frequently speaks as Eleanor Roosevelt, advocates for peace education, and sometimes leads laughter workshops. She taught middle school English, social studies and drama for 30 years and English Methods in the MAT Education Department for 10 years at the University of Oregon. She was named Teacher of the Year both in Spokane and Eugene. Lura was presented the first American Nobel Peace Teacher-of-the-Year award and traveled the world for a year after retirement gathering children’s visions of peace to bring awareness to the local developing peace park. Lura enjoyed being named one of the top five funniest people in Eugene by The Register Guard.
by Lura Pierce
I like to say that Eleanor Roosevelt chose me. I certainly didn’t know that studying the woman I had disliked as an adolescent would renew my faith and spur me to action. I didn’t know she would become my mentor across time and help me to answer, “Who am I now?”
