{"id":3674,"date":"2016-03-14T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T14:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizzieborden.org\/WomenatWork\/?page_id=3674"},"modified":"2023-08-07T13:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:28:50","slug":"ledora-soitos-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/ledora-soitos-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ledora (Isidorio) Soitos Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6085.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: center;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6085.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 250px;\r\n                    margin: 5px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-eye fg-light-overlays fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6085\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS1web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s paternal grandparents, Manuel Isidorio Sr., and his wife, n\u00e9e Filomena Souza (standing) as attendants at the wedding of an unidentified couple, circa 1910.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t remember him. But I do remember my grandmother \u2026 she used to come up and she\u2019d get mad because we didn\u2019t understand Portuguese.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s paternal grandparents, Manuel Isidorio Sr., and his wife, n\u00e9e Filomena Souza (standing) as attendants at the wedding of an unidentified couple, circa 1910.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t remember him. But I do remember my grandmother \u2026 she used to come up and she\u2019d get mad because we didn\u2019t understand Portuguese.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3652\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s paternal grandparents, Manuel Isidorio Sr., and his wife, n\u00e9e Filomena Souza (standing) as attendants at the wedding of an unidentified couple, circa 1910.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t remember him. But I do remember my grandmother \u2026 she used to come up and she\u2019d get mad because we didn\u2019t understand Portuguese.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS1web\/798868367.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s paternal grandparents, Manuel Isidorio Sr., and his wife, n\u00e9e Filomena Souza (standing) as attendants at the wedding of an unidentified couple, circa 1910.<p><p><em> \u201cI don\u2019t remember him. But I do remember my grandmother \u2026 she used to come up and she\u2019d get mad because we didn\u2019t understand Portuguese.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS2web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s maternal grandparents, James Emmett and his wife, n\u00e9e Marie \u2018Mary\u2019 Desmarais, about the time of their marriage in 1887. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cJames Emmett was English because he came from Lancashire, England \u2026 [my grandmother] was French-Canadian, so she spoke French.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s maternal grandparents, James Emmett and his wife, n\u00e9e Marie \u2018Mary\u2019 Desmarais, about the time of their marriage in 1887. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cJames Emmett was English because he came from Lancashire, England \u2026 [my grandmother] was French-Canadian, so she spoke French.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3653\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s maternal grandparents, James Emmett and his wife, n\u00e9e Marie \u2018Mary\u2019 Desmarais, about the time of their marriage in 1887. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cJames Emmett was English because he came from Lancashire, England \u2026 [my grandmother] was French-Canadian, so she spoke French.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS2web\/1907650076.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s maternal grandparents, James Emmett and his wife, n\u00e9e Marie \u2018Mary\u2019 Desmarais, about the time of their marriage in 1887. <p><p><em> \u201cJames Emmett was English because he came from Lancashire, England \u2026 [my grandmother] was French-Canadian, so she spoke French.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS3web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Emmett family, posing in front of their residence at 227 Brightman Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1908. Standing, left to right: Ledora\u2019s uncle, George Joseph Emmett; her grandfather, James Emmett; her mother, Anna Emmett; her aunt, Elizabeth Emmett; her grandmother, n\u00e9e Marie Desmarais; her aunt, Mary Emmett. Standing on porch: her aunt, Minnie Emmett. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFrench. They all spoke French.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The Emmett family, posing in front of their residence at 227 Brightman Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1908. Standing, left to right: Ledora\u2019s uncle, George Joseph Emmett; her grandfather, James Emmett; her mother, Anna Emmett; her aunt, Elizabeth Emmett; her grandmother, n\u00e9e Marie Desmarais; her aunt, Mary Emmett. Standing on porch: her aunt, Minnie Emmett. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFrench. They all spoke French.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3654\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Emmett family, posing in front of their residence at 227 Brightman Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1908. Standing, left to right: Ledora\u2019s uncle, George Joseph Emmett; her grandfather, James Emmett; her mother, Anna Emmett; her aunt, Elizabeth Emmett; her grandmother, n\u00e9e Marie Desmarais; her aunt, Mary Emmett. Standing on porch: her aunt, Minnie Emmett. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFrench. They all spoke French.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS3web\/2329594337.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Emmett family, posing in front of their residence at 227 Brightman Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1908. Standing, left to right: Ledora\u2019s uncle, George Joseph Emmett; her grandfather, James Emmett; her mother, Anna Emmett; her aunt, Elizabeth Emmett; her grandmother, n\u00e9e Marie Desmarais; her aunt, Mary Emmett. Standing on porch: her aunt, Minnie Emmett. <p><p><em> \u201cFrench. They all spoke French.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS4web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Emmett, at seventeen years old, posing with a parasol in a novelty photograph, 1906; the pen work decoration on the envelope, likely done by Anna, was a popular art form during the period. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was a spinner. She went to work \u2026 in the mills \u2026 when she was twelve; she had to leave school.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Emmett, at seventeen years old, posing with a parasol in a novelty photograph, 1906; the pen work decoration on the envelope, likely done by Anna, was a popular art form during the period. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was a spinner. She went to work \u2026 in the mills \u2026 when she was twelve; she had to leave school.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3655\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Emmett, at seventeen years old, posing with a parasol in a novelty photograph, 1906; the pen work decoration on the envelope, likely done by Anna, was a popular art form during the period. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was a spinner. She went to work \u2026 in the mills \u2026 when she was twelve; she had to leave school.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS4web\/1680480240.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Emmett, at seventeen years old, posing with a parasol in a novelty photograph, 1906; the pen work decoration on the envelope, likely done by Anna, was a popular art form during the period. <p><p><em> \u201cMy mother was a spinner. She went to work \u2026 in the mills \u2026 when she was twelve; she had to leave school.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS5web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s father, Manuel Isidorio, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember my father standing \u2026 when we\u2019d get ready to get up to go to school, with our clothes in front of the oven door.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s father, Manuel Isidorio, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember my father standing \u2026 when we\u2019d get ready to get up to go to school, with our clothes in front of the oven door.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3656\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s father, Manuel Isidorio, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember my father standing \u2026 when we\u2019d get ready to get up to go to school, with our clothes in front of the oven door.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS5web\/914985671.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s father, Manuel Isidorio, as a young man. <p><p><em> \u201cI remember my father standing \u2026 when we\u2019d get ready to get up to go to school, with our clothes in front of the oven door.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS6web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The typewriting room of Thibodeau Business College, Inc., 130 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cYou had to go to Thibodeau College, you had classes. You had to go for one year and they would find you a job. Well. I couldn\u2019t afford that.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The typewriting room of Thibodeau Business College, Inc., 130 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cYou had to go to Thibodeau College, you had classes. You had to go for one year and they would find you a job. Well. I couldn\u2019t afford that.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3657\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The typewriting room of Thibodeau Business College, Inc., 130 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cYou had to go to Thibodeau College, you had classes. You had to go for one year and they would find you a job. Well. I couldn\u2019t afford that.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS6web\/1755332436.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The typewriting room of Thibodeau Business College, Inc., 130 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930. <p><p><em>\u201cYou had to go to Thibodeau College, you had classes. You had to go for one year and they would find you a job. Well. I couldn\u2019t afford that.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS7web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lindsey Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s. Monte Street, where the Isidorio family resided, intersects Lindsey Street; this view is characteristic of the neighborhood in which Ledora spent her youth. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe had a good time in the neighborhood.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lindsey Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s. Monte Street, where the Isidorio family resided, intersects Lindsey Street; this view is characteristic of the neighborhood in which Ledora spent her youth. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe had a good time in the neighborhood.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3658\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lindsey Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s. Monte Street, where the Isidorio family resided, intersects Lindsey Street; this view is characteristic of the neighborhood in which Ledora spent her youth. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe had a good time in the neighborhood.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS7web\/455465852.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lindsey Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s. Monte Street, where the Isidorio family resided, intersects Lindsey Street; this view is characteristic of the neighborhood in which Ledora spent her youth. <p><p><em> \u201cWe had a good time in the neighborhood.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS11web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bradford Durfee Textile School, 64 Durfee, Street, Fall River, Massachusetts; Ledora enrolled here in the 1930s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Durfee Textile School at night to learn how to run the power machines.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Bradford Durfee Textile School, 64 Durfee, Street, Fall River, Massachusetts; Ledora enrolled here in the 1930s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Durfee Textile School at night to learn how to run the power machines.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3662\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bradford Durfee Textile School, 64 Durfee, Street, Fall River, Massachusetts; Ledora enrolled here in the 1930s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Durfee Textile School at night to learn how to run the power machines.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS11web\/1336282429.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Bradford Durfee Textile School, 64 Durfee, Street, Fall River, Massachusetts; Ledora enrolled here in the 1930s. <p><p><em> \u201cI went to Durfee Textile School at night to learn how to run the power machines.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS8web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Heroux &amp;amp; Son, grocery store, 177 Brightman Street, Fall River, around the time of its grand opening in 1932; this store was the scene of an exciting moment in Ledora\u2019s childhood, which she fondly remembered eighty-three years later. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd for opening night they were giving away a radio. A little table-top radio. And you put your name in. So, all the kids and we went in, and we put our name in, put it in the box. They were going to draw it on Saturday night, who could win the radio. So, anyway, we all went down, the kids. All went down to the store to see who was going to win the radio. Well \u2026 one of my friends, went up and they asked her to pull the name. Ledora Isidorio.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Heroux &amp;amp; Son, grocery store, 177 Brightman Street, Fall River, around the time of its grand opening in 1932; this store was the scene of an exciting moment in Ledora\u2019s childhood, which she fondly remembered eighty-three years later. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd for opening night they were giving away a radio. A little table-top radio. And you put your name in. So, all the kids and we went in, and we put our name in, put it in the box. They were going to draw it on Saturday night, who could win the radio. So, anyway, we all went down, the kids. All went down to the store to see who was going to win the radio. Well \u2026 one of my friends, went up and they asked her to pull the name. Ledora Isidorio.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3659\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heroux &amp; Son, grocery store, 177 Brightman Street, Fall River, around the time of its grand opening in 1932; this store was the scene of an exciting moment in Ledora\u2019s childhood, which she fondly remembered eighty-three years later. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd for opening night they were giving away a radio. A little table-top radio. And you put your name in. So, all the kids and we went in, and we put our name in, put it in the box. They were going to draw it on Saturday night, who could win the radio. So, anyway, we all went down, the kids. All went down to the store to see who was going to win the radio. Well \u2026 one of my friends, went up and they asked her to pull the name. Ledora Isidorio.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS8web\/1326900264.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Heroux &amp; Son, grocery store, 177 Brightman Street, Fall River, around the time of its grand opening in 1932; this store was the scene of an exciting moment in Ledora\u2019s childhood, which she fondly remembered eighty-three years later. <p><p><em> \u201cAnd for opening night they were giving away a radio. A little table-top radio. And you put your name in. So, all the kids and we went in, and we put our name in, put it in the box. They were going to draw it on Saturday night, who could win the radio. So, anyway, we all went down, the kids. All went down to the store to see who was going to win the radio. Well \u2026 one of my friends, went up and they asked her to pull the name. Ledora Isidorio.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS9web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Truesdale Hospital Inc., 1820 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s; Ledora\u2019s father died here, leaving his wife a widow with eight children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBut then he got sick and died. He died on January 30, 1933. He died in Truesdale.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Truesdale Hospital Inc., 1820 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s; Ledora\u2019s father died here, leaving his wife a widow with eight children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBut then he got sick and died. He died on January 30, 1933. He died in Truesdale.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3660\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Truesdale Hospital Inc., 1820 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s; Ledora\u2019s father died here, leaving his wife a widow with eight children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBut then he got sick and died. He died on January 30, 1933. He died in Truesdale.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS9web\/3807574346.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Truesdale Hospital Inc., 1820 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s; Ledora\u2019s father died here, leaving his wife a widow with eight children. <p><p><em> \u201cBut then he got sick and died. He died on January 30, 1933. He died in Truesdale.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS10web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Weetamoe Yacht Club, 2 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1920s; from 1935 to 1938 Ledora\u2019s family resided in the six-tenement house depicted at the right. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd we lived, when we finally moved a second time, we moved in the six-tenement house [at 1 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts], which was on the banks of the Taunton River, and down below was the Weetamoe Yacht Club.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The Weetamoe Yacht Club, 2 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1920s; from 1935 to 1938 Ledora\u2019s family resided in the six-tenement house depicted at the right. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd we lived, when we finally moved a second time, we moved in the six-tenement house [at 1 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts], which was on the banks of the Taunton River, and down below was the Weetamoe Yacht Club.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3661\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Weetamoe Yacht Club, 2 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1920s; from 1935 to 1938 Ledora\u2019s family resided in the six-tenement house depicted at the right. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd we lived, when we finally moved a second time, we moved in the six-tenement house [at 1 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts], which was on the banks of the Taunton River, and down below was the Weetamoe Yacht Club.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS10web\/2908919832.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Weetamoe Yacht Club, 2 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1920s; from 1935 to 1938 Ledora\u2019s family resided in the six-tenement house depicted at the right. <p><p><em> \u201cAnd we lived, when we finally moved a second time, we moved in the six-tenement house [at 1 Monte Street, Fall River, Massachusetts], which was on the banks of the Taunton River, and down below was the Weetamoe Yacht Club.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS13web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"\u201cThe Fall River Gang\u201d posing on the shore of the Taunton River, Fall River. Massachusetts, June 10, 1938; the Weetamoe Yacht Club, which was in Ledora\u2019s backyard, can be seen at the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the Taunton River, but we didn\u2019t care, that was where we did our swimming. That\u2019s true, everything that was in that beach, we brought down there from our house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cThe Fall River Gang\u201d posing on the shore of the Taunton River, Fall River. Massachusetts, June 10, 1938; the Weetamoe Yacht Club, which was in Ledora\u2019s backyard, can be seen at the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the Taunton River, but we didn\u2019t care, that was where we did our swimming. That\u2019s true, everything that was in that beach, we brought down there from our house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3664\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u201cThe Fall River Gang\u201d posing on the shore of the Taunton River, Fall River. Massachusetts, June 10, 1938; the Weetamoe Yacht Club, which was in Ledora\u2019s backyard, can be seen at the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the Taunton River, but we didn\u2019t care, that was where we did our swimming. That\u2019s true, everything that was in that beach, we brought down there from our house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS13web\/1365123382.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201cThe Fall River Gang\u201d posing on the shore of the Taunton River, Fall River. Massachusetts, June 10, 1938; the Weetamoe Yacht Club, which was in Ledora\u2019s backyard, can be seen at the left. <p><p><em> \u201cIt was the Taunton River, but we didn\u2019t care, that was where we did our swimming. That\u2019s true, everything that was in that beach, we brought down there from our house.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS12web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Isidorio, n\u00e9e Emmett, in 1938, the year the family moved to 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was not strict, believe me. I was stricter with my kids than she was with us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Isidorio, n\u00e9e Emmett, in 1938, the year the family moved to 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was not strict, believe me. I was stricter with my kids than she was with us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3663\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Isidorio, n\u00e9e Emmett, in 1938, the year the family moved to 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was not strict, believe me. I was stricter with my kids than she was with us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS12web\/3363984031.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s mother, Anna Isidorio, n\u00e9e Emmett, in 1938, the year the family moved to 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts. <p><p><em> \u201cMy mother was not strict, believe me. I was stricter with my kids than she was with us.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS14web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The former Laurel Lake Mills, corner Broadway and Globe Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1935; the building housed Cape Cod Dress Company, where Ledora was first employment in 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd when I started there, I remember, it was twenty-five cents an hour \u2026 you got $10 for forty hours. $10 a week.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The former Laurel Lake Mills, corner Broadway and Globe Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1935; the building housed Cape Cod Dress Company, where Ledora was first employment in 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd when I started there, I remember, it was twenty-five cents an hour \u2026 you got $10 for forty hours. $10 a week.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3665\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The former Laurel Lake Mills, corner Broadway and Globe Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1935; the building housed Cape Cod Dress Company, where Ledora was first employment in 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd when I started there, I remember, it was twenty-five cents an hour \u2026 you got $10 for forty hours. $10 a week.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS14web\/1721961750.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The former Laurel Lake Mills, corner Broadway and Globe Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1935; the building housed Cape Cod Dress Company, where Ledora was first employment in 1938. <p><p><em> \u201cAnd when I started there, I remember, it was twenty-five cents an hour \u2026 you got $10 for forty hours. $10 a week.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS15web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora in the yard of the Isidorio family residence at 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1939. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFive girls. They used to say, \u2018The house with five beautiful girls,\u2019 and we\u2019d laugh.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora in the yard of the Isidorio family residence at 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1939. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFive girls. They used to say, \u2018The house with five beautiful girls,\u2019 and we\u2019d laugh.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3666\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora in the yard of the Isidorio family residence at 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1939. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cFive girls. They used to say, \u2018The house with five beautiful girls,\u2019 and we\u2019d laugh.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS15web\/2221381683.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora in the yard of the Isidorio family residence at 892 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1939. <p><p><em> \u201cFive girls. They used to say, \u2018The house with five beautiful girls,\u2019 and we\u2019d laugh.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Drive-inweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Gala Opening program, Raynham Auto Drive Theatre, Route 138, Boston-Taunton Turnpike, October 5, 1939; Ledora captioned the program \u201cMy first date w\/Francis.\u201d &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI\u2019m looking for you. Do you want to go over to the Raynham Auto Drive Theatre tonight? It\u2019s opening night.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Gala Opening program, Raynham Auto Drive Theatre, Route 138, Boston-Taunton Turnpike, October 5, 1939; Ledora captioned the program \u201cMy first date w\/Francis.\u201d &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI\u2019m looking for you. Do you want to go over to the Raynham Auto Drive Theatre tonight? It\u2019s opening night.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3694\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gala Opening program, Raynham Auto Drive Theatre, Route 138, Boston-Taunton Turnpike, October 5, 1939; Ledora captioned the program \u201cMy first date w\/Francis.\u201d &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI\u2019m looking for you. Do you want to go over to the Raynham Auto Drive Theatre tonight? It\u2019s opening night.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/Drive-inweb\/1934870464.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Gala Opening program, Raynham Auto Drive Theatre, Route 138, Boston-Taunton Turnpike, October 5, 1939; Ledora captioned the program \u201cMy first date w\/Francis.\u201d <p><p><em> \u201cI\u2019m looking for you. Do you want to go over to the Raynham Auto Drive Theatre tonight? It\u2019s opening night.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS16web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress friends,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is seated, front left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWell, my first job, [my sister] got me a job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress friends,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is seated, front left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWell, my first job, [my sister] got me a job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3667\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress friends,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is seated, front left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWell, my first job, [my sister] got me a job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS16web\/54773649.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201cCape Cod Dress friends,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is seated, front left. <p><p><em> \u201cWell, my first job, [my sister] got me a job.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS17web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"\u201cThe Sewing Machine Girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is standing, center. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe were on the third floor and had to walk up three flight of stairs. No elevators or anything.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cThe Sewing Machine Girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is standing, center. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe were on the third floor and had to walk up three flight of stairs. No elevators or anything.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3668\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u201cThe Sewing Machine Girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is standing, center. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe were on the third floor and had to walk up three flight of stairs. No elevators or anything.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS17web\/1823373600.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201cThe Sewing Machine Girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is standing, center. <p><p><em> \u201cWe were on the third floor and had to walk up three flight of stairs. No elevators or anything.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS18web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou never had any breaks.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou never had any breaks.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3669\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u201cCape Cod Dress girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou never had any breaks.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS18web\/3784356933.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201cCape Cod Dress girls,\u201d 1941; the young women were Ledora\u2019s co-workers at Cape Cod Dress Company, 987 Broadway, Fall River, Massachusetts. Ledora is second from the left. <p><p><em> \u201cYou never had any breaks.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS19web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Interior of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cEach power machine \u2026 I think, must have had a starter, but they were hooked to the wall, with a main power switch. And the floor lady would go up to the power switch for each aisle, so these power machines were [on] both sides, [and] you faced the girl who was working them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Interior of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cEach power machine \u2026 I think, must have had a starter, but they were hooked to the wall, with a main power switch. And the floor lady would go up to the power switch for each aisle, so these power machines were [on] both sides, [and] you faced the girl who was working them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3670\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Interior of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cEach power machine \u2026 I think, must have had a starter, but they were hooked to the wall, with a main power switch. And the floor lady would go up to the power switch for each aisle, so these power machines were [on] both sides, [and] you faced the girl who was working them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS19web\/2267589461.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Interior of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. <p><p><em> \u201cEach power machine \u2026 I think, must have had a starter, but they were hooked to the wall, with a main power switch. And the floor lady would go up to the power switch for each aisle, so these power machines were [on] both sides, [and] you faced the girl who was working them.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS20web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Interior of the lunch room of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThe only time [you got a break] was when you \u2026 could go to the toilet and back. And that was it. We had a lunch time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Interior of the lunch room of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThe only time [you got a break] was when you \u2026 could go to the toilet and back. And that was it. We had a lunch time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3671\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Interior of the lunch room of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThe only time [you got a break] was when you \u2026 could go to the toilet and back. And that was it. We had a lunch time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS20web\/2503835267.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Interior of the lunch room of an unidentified sewing shop in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1930s; the scene is typical of what Ledora experienced at Cape Cod Dress Company. <p><p><em> \u201cThe only time [you got a break] was when you \u2026 could go to the toilet and back. And that was it. We had a lunch time.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS22web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ledora\u2019s husband, Francis Silveira Soitos, during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHis outfit [was] all Taunton boys; they stayed together, all through the war, and not one got killed.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Ledora\u2019s husband, Francis Silveira Soitos, during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHis outfit [was] all Taunton boys; they stayed together, all through the war, and not one got killed.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3673\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ledora\u2019s husband, Francis Silveira Soitos, during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHis outfit [was] all Taunton boys; they stayed together, all through the war, and not one got killed.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS22web\/4041061380.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ledora\u2019s husband, Francis Silveira Soitos, during World War II. <p><p><em> \u201cHis outfit [was] all Taunton boys; they stayed together, all through the war, and not one got killed.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ledora-Francis-wedding-1942web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Francis Silveira Soitos, April 18, 1942.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou\u2019ll have to tell [my mother] that you want to get married. I\u2019m not telling her.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Francis Silveira Soitos, April 18, 1942.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou\u2019ll have to tell [my mother] that you want to get married. I\u2019m not telling her.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3695\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mr. &amp; Mrs. Francis Silveira Soitos, April 18, 1942.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYou\u2019ll have to tell [my mother] that you want to get married. I\u2019m not telling her.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/Ledora-Francis-wedding-1942web\/301827261.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Mr. &amp; Mrs. Francis Silveira Soitos, April 18, 1942.<p><p><em> \u201cYou\u2019ll have to tell [my mother] that you want to get married. I\u2019m not telling her.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SantaMariaweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"\u201cThe Main Street, Santa Maria,\u201d California, June 1944; Ledora resided in Santa Maria for ten months in 1942 and 1943, while her husband, Francis, was stationed at Camp Cooke, a United States Army Armored Training Camp, before he was sent overseas during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhat impressed me was the orange groves. Oh, they were so beautiful \u2026 beautiful orange groves, all the way.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cThe Main Street, Santa Maria,\u201d California, June 1944; Ledora resided in Santa Maria for ten months in 1942 and 1943, while her husband, Francis, was stationed at Camp Cooke, a United States Army Armored Training Camp, before he was sent overseas during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhat impressed me was the orange groves. Oh, they were so beautiful \u2026 beautiful orange groves, all the way.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3696\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u201cThe Main Street, Santa Maria,\u201d California, June 1944; Ledora resided in Santa Maria for ten months in 1942 and 1943, while her husband, Francis, was stationed at Camp Cooke, a United States Army Armored Training Camp, before he was sent overseas during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhat impressed me was the orange groves. Oh, they were so beautiful \u2026 beautiful orange groves, all the way.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SantaMariaweb\/774940061.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201cThe Main Street, Santa Maria,\u201d California, June 1944; Ledora resided in Santa Maria for ten months in 1942 and 1943, while her husband, Francis, was stationed at Camp Cooke, a United States Army Armored Training Camp, before he was sent overseas during World War II. <p><p><em> \u201cWhat impressed me was the orange groves. Oh, they were so beautiful \u2026 beautiful orange groves, all the way.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SOITOS21web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lenora Isidorio Soitos, 1944.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lenora Isidorio Soitos, 1944.\" data-attachment-id=\"3672\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lenora Isidorio Soitos, 1944.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/SOITOS21web\/2012867494.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lenora Isidorio Soitos, 1944.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MonteStreet.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The wreckage of Ledora\u2019s childhood neighborhood, razed for the construction of Massachusetts Route 79 in 1970; the Isidorio residence at 1 Monte Street was in the right section of this photograph.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy son a couple of years ago said to me \u2018Ma, let\u2019s go to Fall River; I want to see where you lived.\u2019 I says, \u2018Where I lived is gone.\u2019\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The wreckage of Ledora\u2019s childhood neighborhood, razed for the construction of Massachusetts Route 79 in 1970; the Isidorio residence at 1 Monte Street was in the right section of this photograph.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy son a couple of years ago said to me \u2018Ma, let\u2019s go to Fall River; I want to see where you lived.\u2019 I says, \u2018Where I lived is gone.\u2019\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3729\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The wreckage of Ledora\u2019s childhood neighborhood, razed for the construction of Massachusetts Route 79 in 1970; the Isidorio residence at 1 Monte Street was in the right section of this photograph.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy son a couple of years ago said to me \u2018Ma, let\u2019s go to Fall River; I want to see where you lived.\u2019 I says, \u2018Where I lived is gone.\u2019\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/MonteStreet\/1599813523.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The wreckage of Ledora\u2019s childhood neighborhood, razed for the construction of Massachusetts Route 79 in 1970; the Isidorio residence at 1 Monte Street was in the right section of this photograph.<p><p><em> \u201cMy son a couple of years ago said to me \u2018Ma, let\u2019s go to Fall River; I want to see where you lived.\u2019 I says, \u2018Where I lived is gone.\u2019\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3674"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6086,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3674\/revisions\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}