Thanks for agreeing to this interview,Mrs. Rogers. My teacher wants me to interview someone who lived during the 1940s.
Of course, Joey. What's your first question?
Well,where were you living in 1940?
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, where I was born and raised.
Did you live with your family?
Yes,with my parents and my younger brother. In 1943,I moved to Washington D. C. by myself. I got a job as a typist for a newspaper.
What was D. C. like?
It was an exciting time to be living there. I got my interest in politics from being in the nation's capital. When I moved to California,I went straight to Sacramento and got a job working for a state lawmaker.
Were you in California when the war ended?
No, I was still in D. C. I met my husband there, and we moved the following year, in 1946.
How long did you work for the lawmaker?
Well, I was a secretary for that politician for two years. Then I had my two girls and stayed home for a few years. But as soon as they were old enough, I ran for office myself.
Really? Did you win?
I did. I spent the next 20 years as a local politician.