Chapter 4: Mary Ann Walworth Booth
Mary Ann
Married to Edmund booth
lived on the American Frontier
average deaf woman
out of the ordinary for there to be information on her life but there was thanks to her letters
prospected for gold in California for 5 years
leaving Mary Ann alone with their children and to fend for herself
both were very successful and donated land and money for churches
Edmund was active in deaf politics
Letters
there were more letters sent from Mary Ann than Edmund
they allow us to see how difficult it was for an average deaf women to maintain her family
no information of her prior to her marriage with Edmund
letters were what made a mark and her memorable
there was just not recorded information of women in general
let alone a average deaf woman
Living Situation
Lived with Edmund's family
Mary Ann had issues with Julia
Julia would ridicule Edmund and say he didn't have the funds to come back home
issues with Edmund's brother, Henry Booth
wouldn't let her borrow 50 cents despite having the funds to do so
Moved out
lived with friends in the area
Lewis Perkins first
Linus Osborn
was a "diabolical woman"
flooded his house and moved out
Independent
forced to manage the household on her own
managed the finances while Edmund was gone
hired people to work on the family farm
had the attributes of a business woman
very good money management skills