Chicago Teachers
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Lifting up through education: My Sinsinawa Dominican ancestors
The 20th century did not have a lock on independent women in my family. In the 19th century, teaching was a path to independence, a path taken by five of my female ancestors, three of them as Dominican Sisters of… Continue reading
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Growing up with a teacher mother
Teachers abounded in my mother’s family. My mom taught, as did two of her older sisters, three of her aunts, and my mom’s mother (my Grandma Bezzie). For my mother, teaching was a calling. She expressed her deep Roman Catholic… Continue reading
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