Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to unmarried teenage parents. She
grew up with her maternal grandmother on a small pig farm in Kosciusko,
before moving to Milwaukee to live with her mother.
Her mother's lack of
supervision enabled several male relatives and friends to sexually abuse
Winfrey, causing her to run away on many occasions. At the age of
fourteen, she gave birth to a premature baby, who died shortly after
birth.
Winfrey, now faced with a threat of being sent to a
children’s home, moved to Nashville to live with her father and his
wife, Zelma. Her father was to provide her with the discipline that was
lacking in her life.
Her father, Vernon, placed much importance
on education, which resulted in Winfrey becoming an honours student Continue here...
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