Author
Schroedel; Jean Reith
Year
1985
Publisher
Temple University Press
Language
English
Pages
8
Last Update
04-Sep-2024
Keywords
History ; Sociology ; Political Science
As a girl I loved making Christmas ornaments and dyeing Easter eggs, all crafts I guess. I really enjoyed working with my hands. I had fantasies of some type of small cottage industry, not really a big career woman, but having meaningful work with a husband who was the breadwinner. As I got older I played the flute, mostly jazz. That suited my parents fine. They never steered me in the direction of a profession. They sort of hoped I would have a traditional marriage and be the woman behind the great man. As such, they never got around to...