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Title |
From Hoopskirts to Airplanes by Sarah Johnson Cocke |
Dates of Creation |
c. 1940's |
Scope & Content |
Manuscript appears to be memoirs of the author's (Sarah Johnson Cocke) life.Topics of interest include the meeting of Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis' wife, as well as meeting and conversing with other distinguished gentlemen and ladies. Much of the middle part of the text appears to reference high society gatherings and events which may indicate status of author. The final few chapters include events in her later years while there is an epilogue of sort in which she reflects on her final years. Should be noted that according to the text, Mrs. Cocke was at one point Mrs. Hugh Hagan, this would indicate a divorce. |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1944 |
Subjects |
Gentlemen German Luncheons Memoirs University Confederacy Confederate States of America Confederate veterans Union Veterans Virginia Upper class Civil War Civil war battles Civil War sites Forts Women Women's education Women's liberation Women's rights Women's suffrage Women's societies |
Search Terms |
Manuscript Civil War Women's Rights Women's Suffrage Memoirs Reminiscents Confederacy Union |
People |
Cocke, Sarah Johnson Hagan J. Hayden Hollingsworth |
Collection |
Historical Society of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
075\201004-1.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Object ID |
2010.04 |
Extent of Description |
115 loose typed pages, 11 h x 8.5 w |