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She (speed) reads romance novels as if they will soon be extinct.

She says,"The most important thing in the world is your good name.

She wouldn't allow us to watch soap operas.

She charged a dime for bad grammar, spitting in public,or saying shutup.

She didn't allow racist or sexist jokes in the house.

She says,"Pretty is as pretty does."

She stresses that all humans are equal unless they have an inferior heart.

Mama is big on manners and on waiting until you're married to have sex.

She says females shouldn't burp or flatulate in front of men no matter how long they have been married.

She says that an air of mystery is the secret to a successful marriage.

They are still married and very happy.

Daddy always told my sister and me that women were smarter than men.

He said he didn't mind her being the head of his household.

He was and is....head over heels for this woman.

 

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• Twice served as President of the Montgomery County Council of PTA’s.
• Voter Service Chairman of the League of Women Voters.
• Outgoing Secretary for the Child Abuse and Neglect Center.
• Public Education Chairman for the Council against Rape.
• Member of the Council of Jewish Women.
• School Liason Coordinator County Cancer Board
• State Director Home Instruction Program for Parent's of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
• Produced and hosted The Parents Express, a TV show spotlighting issues of concern to parents.
• Responsible for the passage of the "Minor's Display Law" in 1978.
• Worked for years to get Alabama to finally name a Womans holiday.

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 I found a newspaper clipping about her.

 

When the writer asked how she gets so much done while raising three

small children and teaching full time she answered:

 

"If I want to see things done...who else is to do them but me?"

More Noodle Soup for the bowl