This is a memoir of a plain girl, Bernardine Williams Rosenthal growing up in Chicago during the poverty of the Great Depression. With a streak of independence and a desire for knowledge she wanted a profession to fulfill her goals of always having a job and to be an independent woman. She relates how the decisions she made during her early years prepared her for recognizing her big opportunity when a career in nursing became available.
This is a memoir of a plain girl, Bernardine Williams Rosenthal growing up in Chicago during the poverty of the Great Depression. With a streak of independence and a desire for knowledge she wanted a profession to fulfill her goals of always having a job and to be an independent woman. She relates how the decisions she made during her early years prepared her for recognizing her big opportunity when a career in nursing became available.
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