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Anyone who still believes women are frail, powerless, and incapable of dealing with machinery should read the story of Frances Nunnery, a determined, ingenious entrepreneur whose career and personality defy every stereotype about women. We first meet her as a self-sufficient little girl working on a Virginia tobacco farm, a youngster who, when she got a lickin, never cried but stood there as a matter of pride and took her medicine. At thirteen she went to work at the Heinz plant in Pittsburgh, and at twenty-one she was shipped off to Colorado to be married to a man she didn't know. In 1921 she escaped to New Mexico in a Model T Ford, settling in Albuquerque, where she worked as a chauffeur, bus driver, boarding house keeper, and night club singer, among other occupations. She never stopped working, living all over New Mexico, ranching, working as a deputy sheriff, and selling real estate. Cecil Dawkins has made Frances Nunnery's taped recollections into a lively story that sounds as though Nunnery were telling tales to an old friend at her kitchen table. There is something characteristically western in Frances's ingenuity and determination, but you don't need to be interested in the West to enjoy her memoir.
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"[Nunnery's] journey through the 20th century provides a fascinating picture of New Mexico in earlier times, and of a remarkable character who gives new meaning to the phrase 'a woman's work.'"
"İNunnery's¨ journey through the 20th century provides a fascinating picture of New Mexico in earlier times, and of a remarkable character who gives new meaning to the phrase 'a woman's work.'"
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"İNunnery's¨ journey through the 20th century provides a fascinating picture of New Mexico in earlier times, and of a remarkable character who gives new meaning to the phrase 'a woman's work.'"
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- PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0826328512
- ISBN 13 9780826328519
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages165
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed by editor Cecil Dawkins, a friend of the book's subject. Francis Nunnery, also known as Frances Martin, was one of those women who rejected "the mold." She was independent, resourceful and generous. She was born in 1898 and lived to 99 years. Dawkins thought her friend had a great story to tell. She gave her a tape recorder and a stack of cassettes and pushed her to commit time and words to the task. This book is an edited version of the transcripts. Nunnery was plain spoke so she doen't embellish. There's an entertaining photo section, including one of Frances with her buddy Marlon Brando. A refreshing read. Signed by Cecil Dawkins. New hardcover first edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000716
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