holmes helped her get out of prison. she was in there with lauren sciacca as well. those injuries she had were throughout her life. ms. larson: they contributed to her early death. she died of breast cancer in 1977, but she had been suffering from kidney disease -- not disease, but a damaged kidney -- from the beating she took. the people around her were quite amazing. eleanor holmes norton actually was very close to hamer and later when hamer had a miss ectomy, norton helped her get prosthesis because she could not afford to do that. yes, she was the young lawyer that helped bail her out of jail in june 1963. >> how old was hamer when she died? ms. larson: she was 59 years old. ms. ulaby: next question. >> first about, i am happy you mentioned gender and the civil rights movement when you were discussing these two wonderful women. in my research more with the antislavery movement, we talk about how even if you are fighting for the same thing, you might not agree how to fight for it. so, i was happy to hear you talk about that. but also, sometimes women in particular field a special burden -- feel a special burden to