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children, how could I have devoted myself completely to designing and the demands of what became a career? I often wonder. But one of the greatest disappointments in my life is that I did not have a family. I had the happy childhood with my brothers and my sister. Tid was now married and had two little boys and I wanted children of my own. It was not to be. 

Even so, in spite of the frustrations and the feeling that I played little part in my husband's life, the thought of divorce was a long time coming. The years passed. I was neither happy nor not-happy. Life moved along in an even tenor, perilously close to becoming dull. 

To give it purpose and to find outlets for my overflowing energy, I plunged into civic affairs. If I could not greatly enhance my husband's life, I determined to interest myself in trying to do something for San Francisco.