Babe and the Big Boys

Birth of a Fighter In Babe and the Big Boys, Cathleen "Cathy" Pearsall-Stipek charts her remarkable journey from a young housewife advocating for her deaf son to becoming one of Washington State's most influential champions of electoral reform. Born into a close-knit Tacoma family in 1932, Pearsall-Stipek's life changed dramatically in 1964 when her four-year-old son Joe was diagnosed as deaf. Her fight to ensure Joe received proper education launched a decades-long career in public service. Per