Title
Benedict, Ellen (McKenna)
Addres: 16 Edgelawn Ave., North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: (978) 683-1509
Date of Birth: September 12, 1931
Occupation: Retired teacher
Ethnic Background: American of Irish Heritage
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: The narrator graduated from St. Mary's High School with the Class of 1949. She wore a navy uniform, made by a dressmaker, with celluloid collar and cuffs (white). She tells how all the girls took the same subjects for the first two years, and they branched into college or business for their final two years. She tells of May Processions, which she loved; she was a Guardian Angel. Some discussion of World War II homefront and post- World War II.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.585-embenedict.mp3
Date (created)
2007-11-14