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Diane Burley's avatar

Great story. Am so happy she didn’t marry. She would have been forced to stop teaching because of the marriage bar which stayed in effect until the 1970s(!!!)

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Carole McCulloch's avatar

What a great theme you have skilfully woven in the Old Maid’s Day story - I enjoyed getting to know Florence! Hats off to her! I was a little overwhelmed with the comprehensive length and content of this post, so I will need to return to catch up on the rest!

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