Graphic novel: Jessica McDonald and son are world champions of soccer and women’s rights
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Payback: The Jessica McDonald story
For striker Jessica McDonald, the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s ongoing legal battle for equal pay is just the latest fight she’s determined to win. A teen runaway who became a single mom, McDonald tells us for the first time how she used two stints of soccer in North Carolina to rise from a broken home to the pinnacle of her sport. Now, she’s using her voice to battle systemic inequalities in soccer. We hope you’ll explore these articles as well as a motion-graphic novel, plus listen to our 10-episode narrative podcast all spring.
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In 2019, U.S. women’s national soccer team striker Jessica McDonald capped a World Cup journey few could have imagined. A teen runaway who became a single mom, McDonald tells The Charlotte Observer and Raleigh News & Observer for the first time how she rose from a broken home in Phoenix to the pinnacle of sports in Lyon, France — and how today, she’s using her voice to battle systemic inequalities in soccer, including as part of the U.S. women’s national team’s recent settlement in their landmark fight for equal pay.
This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Graphic novel: Jessica McDonald and son are world champions of soccer and women’s rights."
