At the age of sixteenth she marry a young man named Pedro Gonzalez, Patria was the last sister to join the revolution against the regimen. Belgica Adela “Dede” Mirabal (March.1.1925-present) is the second sister she was never actively involve in the movement. She always had a interest in helping her father in the family business.Dede is the only surviving sister. After her sisters’ assassination she raised her sisters children and works on keeping her sisters’ legacy alive at the Museo Hermanas Mirabal. She currently lives at Salcedo province at the house where they where raised.
She and her siblings were forced to leave school to work on a farm to support the family. She was an unhappy child who did not have the best relationship with her father, James, because if his control issues. This was a topic on which her and her mother, Louisa, agreed. When she was about seven years old, she and her family were taking a trip to visit relatives in South Alabama on a train. The train suddenly stopped and Nannie was thrown forward hitting her head on a metal bar in front of her.
Janissa Saracino Musical Theater History October 21, 2009 Fanny Brice: The Journey of a 'Funny Girl' Comedienne, actress, radio star and mother, these were just some of the traits of the all around entertainer, Fanny Brice. She brought sparkle to the darkest songs and laughter to unknown depths. Starting as a vaudeville performer and working her way up to scale to a Zeigfield Follie was quite the journey for a lady to accomplish in a life. But somehow, someway Fanny got through it all and seemed to have a ripple effect on peoples lives. Even today, she is know known even if you don't know who she was.
Both of the main characters had past experiences that faded and were left behind as they married and aged. In the beginning of “A Pair of Silk Stockings”, it said that the neighbors sometimes talked of certain “better days” before she became Mrs. Sommers. This hints that Mrs. Sommers was once a pretty wealthy young lady but after marriage and kids that was left in the past. Aunt Georgiana also had those so-called “better days” in her past, when she used to be a music teacher at the Boston Conservatory. She left that behind when she decided to get married to Howard Carpenter and live on a farm.
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. She had one little sister and her name was Muriel. Amelia’s mother, Amelia “Amy” Otis-Earhart, divorced her father when she was young. Her mother was not happy with her husband’s success as a lawyer. Amelia’s father, Edwin, remarried and had her little sister.
I was brought-up by my grandparents in a time when Spanish was not allowed at schools in California. They never spoke Spanish to me, and most of my uncles never spoke Spanish, but my father does.”(MSN Latinzine, 2012) He is a third generation Mexican American, born in Los Angeles, California. My grandmother's family lived in Riverside and they were very well off until the Great Depression. She was an outcast because she married a Mexican from the other side of the tracks and he wasn't born in the U.S. as she was. He was deported in the 30's, but my grandmother refused to go to Mexico with him.
The reader can tell that Esperanza wants to become a writer when the book says ‘One day I will pack my books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango.’ Another goal the two have in common is to fit in. Cisneros didn’t fit in to her family because she was the only girl and had six brothers. She said that her dad always said ‘I have seven sons’ wishing he actually did. Esperanza doesn’t fit in because the only friend she has is her little sister Nenny who she doesn’t even consider her friend because she is too young.
Eva Mae was a young seventeen-year-old girl when Antwone was born and placed in foster care. She made several visits to see Antwone in the beginning but then never made any other attempts to visit him. Because Eddie did not know that Eva Mae was pregnant, he did not share that information with his family. Eddie’s family were strict Catholics, but were a close family. Eddie’s father was a Doctor and worked two jobs.
The person in my family who stood out the most was my mother. Her father died when she was an infant so my grandmother had to go to work, leaving my mother and her two siblings alone. She spoke only Spanish, which made it difficult for her to want to stay in school. My mother ended up with only a third grade education and she never learned how to read. She was able to function well in life, making purchases at stores.
My mother became a widow at a very young age leaving her to raise three young children on her own. The learning to live without a father figure in my life. Things that I remember of my childhood. My Mom had a hard time making ends meet. The family gatherings and barbecues.