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Vednita Carter is an American anti-sex trafficking and anti-prostitution activist....
Vednita Carter
American abolitionist
Vednita Carter | |
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| Born | Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Title | Founder and executive director of Breaking Free |
Vednita Carter is an American anti-sex trafficking and anti-prostitution activist.
Carter is an author and the executive director of Breaking Free, an organization which helps women seeking to leave prostitution.
Biography
Carter grew up in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. Unable to afford college, she responded to an advertisement seeking dancers, which she later discovered was for a position as a stripper.[1][2][3] Carter observed that many women in her profession transitioned into prostitution.
She worked in the industry for a year before leaving.[1]
In 1989, Carter began to work with women in prostitution in Minnesota at a different agency, which later closed, and became program director.[4] In 1996,[5