A girl who soared, but longed to belong
Elizabeth Warren grew up amid the infinite expanse of Oklahoma, the finite expectations of her place and time, and financial pain at home. The lessons of those years still drive her.
The seeds of that worry, that fear of not having enough, were planted on the Oklahoma plains. Money, to Warren, has always been about much more than dollar bills. It’s been shorthand for security, acceptance, and family stability. On the campaign trail, she has described her childhood as teetering on “the ragged edge of the middle class.’’ Those descriptions fit, at some points in her upbringing more than others. But behind these catch-phrases lies a more layered story.
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