Cora Unashamed shares the life of Cora, a servant of the Studevant family, who found a light in the pain and loss she’s endured. From losing her first love, Joe, to losing the daughter she had by him so unexpectedly, Cora felt as though God was against her having someone of her own to love. This feeling changed when she learned to love again by caring for Jessie, the youngest daughter of the Studevant family. Jessie felt unloved and unwanted by Mrs. Studevant and turned to Cora to fill her mother’s place. Cora showed Jessie how it truly felt to have someone love, guard, and care for you in a way that Mrs. Studevant could not bring herself to do. In the movie and short story Cora Unashamed, Cora demonstrates how to properly be a mother.