HerStories
HerStories is a series of frank conversations with leading women at the forefront of Chicago’s business, professional, cultural, nonprofit and educational communities. Join us as we hear their inspirational stories to learn who they are, how they got there, and what challenges they faced on the way. HerStories is brought to you by The Chicago Network, Chicago's premier organization for leading women, dedicated to empowering women to lead.
HerStories
Virginia Kendall
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The Chicago Network
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Season 1
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Episode 4
From studying law in night school while raising a family, United States District Court Judge Virginia Kendall knows what it means to beat the odds. In this episode, Judge Kendall talks loss, what it's like to be underestimated, and recounts racing the clock to find and rescue a missing child in the gripping story of how the United States' human trafficking statutes came to be.