Education
Teacher requirements
high school diploma at least
Lily's siblings
Buster and Helen
Texas to Arizona
horse
Women careers were
Teacher, Nurse, Secretary, Maid, finding husband, or Nun
What marches did Lily attend
Woman Suffrage Movement
did not have a high school diploma but was hired in arizona because of a shortage of teachers
Lily as older sibling
protected them from flooding w/o parents
Arizona to Chicago
train
Women were seen as
vulnerable, cookers, cleaners, pretty, pleasing to men, etc...
Lily taught Rosemary
Be independent, strong willed, know your worth, and not to let men define you
Lily's original classroom
one schoolhouse, no books, blackboard,...
Lily father
Adam Casey
Other forms of travel in the book
car / lily liked to drive
Men were seen as
hardworking, essential to society, higher than women
Abortions (Helen) (what happened?)
Helen got pregnant at a young age, decided not to abort the baby, got backlashes - suicide
Where did she go to "college"
Arizona
Lily's Mother
Daisy Mae Peacock
Other forms of travel in the book
car / Lily liked to drive
Men careers were
Politicians, engineers, bootleggers, ...
Pregnancy at young age
backlashes - would have gotten backlashes either way (abortion or not)
example: Lupe got kicked out / disowned
Guess: how a many teaching jobs Lily had
Family life then versus now
Siblings closer,...
Lily really wanted to learn how to
drive a plane
Gender Roles now versus now
Society expects women to still look "pretty" and look perfect. Men still hold the more important positions, but women hold positions and power
Inspiring Women of the time mentioned in the book
Eleanor Roosevelt, Scarlett O' Hara, the Madonna of the trail