At the dawn of the 19th century, the country was awakening to its enormous scope and variety.
“Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science.”
“It's a very tempting thing to try and relive your glory days when you get a little older and you worry that people have forgotten all about you.”