I'm Just Joan (and I'll Keep on Dancing!)

Just Joan is an intriguing autobiography/memoir of an exceptional black woman who was born in the 1930s and lived through the most turbulent years of our country's civil and racial unrest. Joan Martin's account is surprising as she didn't experience life the way we might have expected. In fact, her life has been somewhat extraordinary as she cared for and met many well known celebrities, even delivering some babies and coordinating art shows, while serving in different position in several hospitals. She also served as a cook for wealthy employers while becoming an award winning and accomplished artist who taught watercolor classes well into her 80s. Joan is a remarkable lady who is not defined by gender, race, or status, and in her own words, she's "just Joan."