Joan Ruskin and Susan Steinhauer
Recorded
August 26, 2007
Archived
August 26, 2007
37:27 minutes
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Id:
grb000446
Description
Joan Ruskin reads a poetic piece she recently wrote that describes her life’s path. Afterwards, her daughter asks a few questions about her childhood growing up with divorced parents in an era that parents did not divorce.Subject Log / Time Code
Joan reads a piece of creative nonfiction she recently wrote about her own history and path through life. It is an abstract recount of the events of her life.
At the age of 82, Joan relocated to California to live with her daughter, Sue. Prior she spent her entire life in the New York City area.
Her parents divorced when she was a toddler in 1925, at a time when divorce as a social taboo. She remembers traveling with her mom to Reno where couples could obtain a legal divorce.
Lived under an emotionally restrained cloud until she met her first husband, Buckey. His generosity and loving spirit lifted her being into a better place.
Participants
- Joan Ruskin
- Susan Steinhauer