Jodie Mae

Jodie Mae, a young woman, is desperate to break free of the stigma of being "white trash" and makes sacrifices few women would consider. Eventually, that determination brings her a head-on confrontation with the male-dominated culture of '40s and '50s Mississippi. She takes them on, "I'll run for sheriff," and nearly loses her life in the process.She falls in love, twice, but love takes a back seat to her need to "be somebody" to live as an equal, not second class. Rogers was born in Mississippi and, after a tour of duty in the army, graduated as an engineer from Mississippi State University and worked in aerospace. He graduated as a lawyer from USC and opened an office. He obtained an LLM from Tulane to specialize in real estate and finance and worked for lenders. He has written over twenty books.