Elizabeth Converse was a golden child, on her way to achieving everything an intelligent young woman in 1940s America could dream of. But they weren't her dreams. So the one-time valedictorian quit school, moved to New York, and fashioned a new life as an artist. She changed her name to Connie, took up the guitar, and created a body of music now hailed as the first of its kind. In her own time, however, she faced the difficult task of bridging the divide between her own music and the cultural expectations of the day. After years of nurturing her disappointment, she once again packed up her car, said her goodbyes and disappeared forever; leaving behind the souvenirs of a lifetime, including diaries and personal correspondences, as well as her written and recorded music, much of which is discovered for the first time in the film. Talking Like Her is a documentary about the music and the mysterious disappearance of an artist now considered to be among the first in the genre of the American “singer-songwriter.” Her trials and triumphs, both personal and professional, offer a glimpse into the oft-unspoken costs of following one’s dreams, and insights into the radical cultural shifts occurring around her; from the era of Big Band and Doo-wop to that of Dylan and Baez - a time when popular music found its political, personal and feminine voice.