Cynthia Woodland Reflects On Her Grandmother’s Life

By Philip Ashby | November 24, 2016

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Cynthia Woodland remembers the woman she calls “the last of the big mamas” — the matriarch of her family.  In this animated story, Woodland interviews her grandmother and discovers a deeper understanding of her family’s matriarch and the influence she had on her family.

Philip Ashby

Philip Ashby

Philip Ashby is an animator for the “Wisconsin Life” project who enjoys road tripping on the classic Wisconsin highways with no destination.
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