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From a Small Town Girl to New York Stenographer
Mary Matthews recalls leaving home after high school to pursue stenography. She lands a bank job, faces adversity from a banker’s son, receives a reference to move to New York, and navigates unfamiliar streets and lodging as she aims to pay back her mother and support her family. The piece ends noting a later continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Matthews
Middle West
Sadie
Father
Business School
New York