Dorothy Fanny Research Paper
------------------------------------------------- two women / two lives
May 14, 2013
History 127: U.S women’s history
Ms. Veyna
Humberto Avina
May 14, 2013
History 127: U.S women’s history
Ms. Veyna
Humberto Avina
Humberto Avina
History 127
U.S. Women’s History
Ms. Veyna
14 May, 2013
Two Women / Two Lives
Two different women born in two very different places, Dorothy Fanny and Maria Guadalupe Felix share two different experiences through interviews and share a wealth of memories and rich insight of their ever maturing lives. Their place of birth, education, work, and their personal lives are shared as to giving us a glimpse of their mark in history. Dorothy Fanny was born on April 29, 1923, to a pair of hardworking middle-class parents named Allen Michael Stern and Sarah Stern. Her name at birth was Dorothy Lee Stern. She was born in a small 3 bedroom house in Watertown, New York. Dorothy currently just …show more content…
Dorothy deployed to England in support for wounded soldiers that were fighting in Europe. After the war, Dorothy made way to New York City and found a dashing and charming man named Jack Fanny in which she followed to California and then married. She found no need to continue working as for she raised three sons of her own. Maria worked for long hours on end for money that would have been seen back in Mexico. She enjoyed being independent with her sister, but the backbreaking work in the fields finally gave a toll on her stamina and decided to move to Orange County from El Monte. Maria and her sister rented a room with other people from Mexico that came for the same reason. Maria found work in Furniture shop and worked there for 10 years. She met her husband Juan Felix, an immigrant also working as a butcher for a small Mexican grocery market. After the furniture store, she decided to get married to Juan in 1953 at the age of 25 and raised six
May 14, 2013
History 127: U.S women’s history
Ms. Veyna
Humberto Avina
May 14, 2013
History 127: U.S women’s history
Ms. Veyna
Humberto Avina
Humberto Avina
History 127
U.S. Women’s History
Ms. Veyna
14 May, 2013
Two Women / Two Lives
Two different women born in two very different places, Dorothy Fanny and Maria Guadalupe Felix share two different experiences through interviews and share a wealth of memories and rich insight of their ever maturing lives. Their place of birth, education, work, and their personal lives are shared as to giving us a glimpse of their mark in history. Dorothy Fanny was born on April 29, 1923, to a pair of hardworking middle-class parents named Allen Michael Stern and Sarah Stern. Her name at birth was Dorothy Lee Stern. She was born in a small 3 bedroom house in Watertown, New York. Dorothy currently just …show more content…
Dorothy deployed to England in support for wounded soldiers that were fighting in Europe. After the war, Dorothy made way to New York City and found a dashing and charming man named Jack Fanny in which she followed to California and then married. She found no need to continue working as for she raised three sons of her own. Maria worked for long hours on end for money that would have been seen back in Mexico. She enjoyed being independent with her sister, but the backbreaking work in the fields finally gave a toll on her stamina and decided to move to Orange County from El Monte. Maria and her sister rented a room with other people from Mexico that came for the same reason. Maria found work in Furniture shop and worked there for 10 years. She met her husband Juan Felix, an immigrant also working as a butcher for a small Mexican grocery market. After the furniture store, she decided to get married to Juan in 1953 at the age of 25 and raised six