Thetford Born: Chase the Child East

I.

Mary Lucy Child born 1866.

Schooled Lowell, Massachusetts.

Graduated Wellesley B.A. 1898.

Unmarried. Owns farm property.

Engaged in special lines of research.

Favors woman’s suffrage.

II.

Grace Amelia Chase born 1878.

Graduated from Thetford Academy.

Married. Reads and studies nature.

Member of Ladies’ Benevolence,

Thetford Kitchen, Thursday Club.

Favors woman suffrage.

III.

Girls in Thetford often born, raised,

sometimes schooled. Mostly married —

infrequently not. Graduates of college?

Own property? Conduct research?

Yes, these rare field flowers still bloom

–in favor of women’s freedom.

. . . . .

Poet: Susan Powers Bourne

Source: Woman’s Who’s Who of America

Process: Excerpt, remix, and reflection