Caroline: An American Woman's Experience - Paperback

by Caroline Sewall Hanks (Author)

Caroline is the story of a remarkably engaging and vivacious woman Her story will inspire you; make you laugh and cry, while lifting your spirit in appreciation for the strong, intelligent, and capable women that America produced in the 20th century. Born in 1924 on Long Island NY, CAROLINE as a child lived through the lean years of the depression, had loving Episcopalian parents, got a Physical Education degree from Sargent College, and met a Navy lieutenant in Boston and married him in Pearl Harbor near the end of World War II. She raised a family of five while volunteering as a leader in education everywhere they lived. In Chicago, she confronted the Daly Machine and won To help pay college expenses for her kids in her fifties, she worked part-time while earning her Master's degree; enabling her to become a personnel manager in retail. She "retired" at 62 to nurse her husband with cancer until he died in 1986. She subsequently traveled to the world, including Egypt, China, Sweden, France, Australia, and Russia. In her mid-sixties in the Chicago suburbs, she volunteered to run a free Career Resource Center for the unemployed. She eventually settled in Naples FL where she spent time designing and sewing costumes for the local theater, tending her garden, and reading the newspaper cover to cover (completing every crossword puzzle). Politics is her new passion making her a TV news junkie. She volunteers as an official for elections and has little patience for the "do-nothing" politicians in Washington. Three years ago, Caroline had a stroke, forcing her to slow down and give up her driver's license. CAROLINE now has eight grandchildren and six beautiful great-grandchildren (with a seventh on the way). Everywhere she lived, she and her husband made long-lasting friends, hosted great parties, worked tirelessly, and were avidly involved in the community. By her example, she taught her children to be smart, responsible, and good citizens. She celebrated her

Author Biography

Born in 1924, Caroline is a dynamic woman with uncommon strength, integrity, and both internal and external beauty. She lived through the depression as a child, grew up on Long Island NY, got a PE teaching degree from Boston College, married a sailor in Pearl Harbor during World War II, raised a family of five (four boys and a girl), volunteered as a leader in education everywhere she lived, built and lived in homes all over the United States, earned her Master's degree in her fifties enabling her to work as a personnel manager in retail, retired to nurse her husband with cancer, then traveled all over the world by herself, and finally settled down the past few years to enjoy eight grandchildren and six (another on the way) beautiful great grandchildren. She celebrated her 90th birthday in February this year (2014) and currently lives in Milwaukee with her first son and his wife.