Born 1917 in Lewiston, one of 12 children. Father a shoe worker. Graduated 8th grade. At 17 she also began a lifelong career as shoe worker. From the Collection: This collection is the work of two separate classes taught by Anne William, Professor of Economics at Bates College: First Year Seminar FYS 187 during the winter term of 1996, and Economics s37 during the short-term session in the spring of 1998. Together, the two projects comprise 45 interviews with 50 individuals
