Marilyn Copeland
in Her Own Words
Interviewed by Polly Andrews
Two educators. five decades. one incredible Bond. In this installment, Polly sits down with her lifelong dear friend and fellow educator, Marilyn, to look back on a remarkable journey.
For 50 years, these two remarkable women have shared more than just lesson plans and classroom bells—they have shared a profound, unbreakable friendship forged in the heart of a tight-knit Midwest community.
"I was very fortunate that I got to do something that I was passionate about and it fulfilled me. "
This story was created as part of the Story Corps Archive projecr, their mission:
"To help us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time."
All interviews are preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
