Elizabeth Smart
Definition
Elizabeth Ann Gilmour (née Smart; born November 3, 1987) is an American child safety activist, author, and commentator for ABC News.
She gained national and international attention as the survivor of a highly publicized kidnapping in 2002, when she was abducted at age 14 from her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, and held captive for nine months before rescue.
Founder of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at preventing and responding to child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Elizabeth Smart truly lived up to her surname, outsmarting adversity and turning trauma into a powerhouse advocacy career.
After binging the Netflix special on Elizabeth Smart, I now treat every suspicious stranger like a plot twist waiting to happen.
Elizabeth Smart's foundation is proof that one person's detour can pave the road for countless others' safety.
With her latest book 'Detours,' Elizabeth Smart reminds us that life's kidnappings – metaphorical or not – don't have to derail your destiny.