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Shorthand Student Susan Carey Craves Normal Life
Susan Carey endures strict shorthand classes at a lakefront Chicago school and gawky romance with Nester Dunbar while Aunt Jessie enforces old rules. The May office building setting frames Susan’s longing for independence, a party, and a sense she may never truly fit in.
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Susan Carey
Miss Allen
Susan
Helen Marshall
Shorthand
Michigan Avenue
Jessie
Aunt Jessie
Joan Crawford
la Crawford
Rue
Rie
Weepman
Weegman
Nester Dunbar
Helen
Hereward
Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Robert Dunbar
Mary Ruth O'Hara
Mrs. Sorenson
Rose Milton
Jesaée
Mary Ruth
Flornnoy Street