“Once upon a long ago time I was a girl with hopeful halos in my eyes—not unlike you—not a typical beauty but beautiful nonetheless, as all young girls tend to be in their prime, even if they don’t tend to know it.” BeautifulYoungBeautyYouthHopelessnessYouthfulnessYouthfulYoung GirlYoung Girls Book:Small Town Demons Source: Small Town Demons
“Using one’s beauty was the only way a smart girl could get by, at least that’s how it was back then, though even for a smart girl there were really only three professions. You could be a nurse or a teacher or a wife.” BeautyFeminismFeministProfessionWomen S RightsWomen S StrengthUsing People Book:Small Town Demons Source: Small Town Demons