Handmade doll: Queen Josie
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-EL-0263
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Queen Josie

Elizabeth WoodsNew York, USA

The story

Josie is The Queen of the Sauder Family. She walks with her mother with her head up. She is at peace. Black, Bronx, NY

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Birth date
November 28, 1958
Diagnosis
1991

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These dolls, created by women with HIV/AIDS, show that the disease is one with multiple layers that each woman must peel away in order to live a positive life.

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