A 12th generation patriotic American, a visual artist, and, since age 14, America's top Olympic weightlifter, she is an elite at the international level, ranked well above all men and women on Team USA. But at 5' 8" inches and weighing over 300 pounds, she doesn't easily fit into standard chairs, clothing sizes or pre-conceptions.
STRONG! follows Haworth from the highs of her spectacular rise, through the lows of battling injuries and grappling with the contradiction of having of a body that is at once celebrated within her sport but shunned by mainstream culture.
Through Haworth's journey we learn not only about the sport of lifting weight, but also the state of being weighty: the consequences and possibilities of a having a body that doesn't fit.
STRONG! follows Haworth from the highs of her spectacular rise, through the lows of battling injuries and grappling with the contradiction of having of a body that is at once celebrated within her sport but shunned by mainstream culture.
Through Haworth's journey we learn not only about the sport of lifting weight, but also the state of being weighty: the consequences and possibilities of a having a body that doesn't fit.
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