What's it like to start a business you hope will become obsolete? This is the reality Lara Purnell and Hayley Harris live in each day. Layers of Dignity is a non-profit organization that provides tote bags to sexual assault survivors within emergency departments and women's advocacy centers. Why do survivors need tote bags? The answer may be as surprising to you as it was to us. Listen to Lara and Hayley's incredible story on this pilot episode of Vintage Stories!

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