Liz murray net worth

American inspirational speaker (born 1980)

Elizabeth Murray (born September 23, 1980) is an American memoirist and inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years.^[1][2] Her life story was chronicled in Lifetime's television filmHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003).^[3] Murray's memoirBreaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard, published in 2010 is a New York Times Bestseller.^[3]

Early life and education

Murray was born on September 23, 1980, in the Bronx, New York^[4] to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of whom would later contract HIV.^[5] She was surrounded by drug use from an early age and lived in an unclean environment.

She was often hungry and ate ice cubes because it felt like eating.^[6] When she was about 9 years old, Murray began working