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Eve Drewelowe autobiographical writing, 1980s

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I was literally drafted to take over the care and be responsible for all the care of the big household- It was [believed?] my [illebigle] grad- a teenager- and entering high school freshman [illegible[ was nowhere for me to. High School six [illegible] was [illegible]
I had [illegible[ two years in church school and one year. Another whole year I was made responsible for the complete takeover of the household- I somehow was compelled to take over the complete respon-of the household-managing the chores, the meals, the house. I'm helping my desperate financial situation at [illegible] Iowa 
I was painting, plaster [illegible] for the cases but 
no way was I able to paint plaster, snakes for the [illegible] alligators, for the museum of natural History I could paint birds and animals [illegible] is [illegible] [illegible] things that dwelt under stones
I have no recollection where the others were- One was fiddling around with architecture studying was in [illegible] the [illegible] mechanics of the auto. In college [illegible] degree in [illegible]- And [illegible]

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I was literally drafted to take over the care and be responsible for all the care of the big household- It was [believed?] my [illebigle] grad- a teenager- and entering high school freshman [illegible[ was nowhere for me to. High School six [illegible] was [illegible] I had [illegible[ two years in church school and one year. Another whole year I was made responsible for the complete takeover of the household- I somehow was compelled to take over the complete respon-of the household-managing the chores, the meals, the house. I'm helping my desperate financial situation at [illegible] Iowa I was painting, plaster [illegible] for the cases but no way was I able to paint plaster, snakes for the [illegible] alligators, for the museum of natural History I could paint birds and animals [illegible] is [illegible] [illegible] things that dwelt under stones I have no recollection where the others were- One was fiddling around with architecture studying was in [illegible] the [illegible] mechanics of the auto. In college [illegible] degree in [illegible]- And [illegible]