GINEVRA November 1912
We went that day, as we promised each other we would.
It was one of those sparkling late fall days, where dead leaves of vibrant colors swirled in circles, dancing in the wind beneath a pure blue sky even as the sun"s perch became lower with each day that passed.
Neither Pearl nor I was surprised that Alva held the meeting at the Meetinghouse of the Society of Friends on Marlborough Street, just blocks away from both our houses. With our continued reading about the fight for suffrage, we"d learn that Quaker women, though they lived simple lives and were devout, had enjoyed an equal footing within their close-knit society since the religious society was formed in the 16th century. That equality put the rest of the world to shame.
From every direction, across the la
