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Far from home : memories of World War II and afterward

Title
  1. Far from home : memories of World War II and afterward / Mary Herring Wright.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2005.
Author
  1. Wright, Mary Herring, 1924-2018.

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Description
  1. vi, 232 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. ""She's got no more business there than a pig has with a Bible." That's what her father said when Mary Herring announced that she would be moving to Washington, DC, in late 1942. Recently graduated from the North Carolina School for Black Deaf and Blind Students, Mary had been invited to the nation's capital by a cousin to see a specialist about her hearing loss. Though nothing could be done about her deafness, Mary quickly proved her father wrong by passing the civil service examination with high marks. Far From Home: Memories of World War II and Afterward, the second installment of her autobiography, describes her life from her move to Washington to the present." "Mary soon became a valued employee for the Navy, maintaining rosters for the many servicemen in war theaters worldwide. Her remarkable gift for detail depicts Washington in meticulous layers, a sleepy Southern town force-grown into a dynamic geopolitical hub. Life as a young woman amid the capital's Black middle class could be warm and fun, filled with visits from family and friends, and trips home to Iron Mine for tearful, joyous reunions. But the reality of the times was never far off." "Despite the close friends and good job that she had in Washington, the emotional toll caused Mary to return home to Iron Mine, NC. There, she rejoined her family and resumed her country life. She married and raised four daughters, and recounts the joys and sorrows she experienced through the years, particularly the loss of her parents. Her blend of the gradual transformation of Southern rural life with momentous events such as desegregation and Hurricane Hazel creates an extraordinary narrative history."--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Wright, Mary Herring, 1924-2018
  2. Wright, Mary Herring, 1924-2018
  3. Geschichte 1941-2004
  4. Deaf women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography
  5. African American women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography
  6. Women
  7. African Americans
  8. Deafness
  9. Women
  10. Black or African American
  11. African American
  12. women (female humans)
  13. African Americans
  14. African American women
  15. Deaf women
  16. Gehörlosigkeit
  17. Schwarze Frau
  18. District of Columbia
  19. Washington (D.C.)
  20. Washington, DC
Genre/Form
  1. Personal Narrative
  2. Personal narratives
  3. Biographies
  4. Personal narratives.
  5. Récits personnels.
  6. Autobiographie.