Guenzel, Betsy - The Invisible Jig Saw Piece, March 14, 2001
Paper description
The author’s story of her first escape from “a lonely, rather isolated childhood” where she felt like an “invisible jig saw piece”. At age 14 she left St. Paul, Minnesota, for boarding school in Virginia. Her happiness there (in the hands of the headmistress and among the other students) was cut short by recurring respiratory infections that forced her to transfer to a school in Arizona.
Dates
- Creation: March 14, 2001
Creator
- From the Collection: Winnetka Fortnightly (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Winnetka Fortnightly records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III). Meeting minutes and members' biographies are restricted; consult Curator of Modern Manuscripts for information.
Repository Details
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