Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Lanahan, Katherine Mitchell, 1899-2001. Memoir, 1979. 100 pages.
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Mss. C L
Content
A native of Louisville, Ky., Katherine Mitchell Lanahan wrote her memoir in 1979 at the age of 80. In these recollections she describes her childhood, education, teaching career and family life. Katherine recalled that World War I began when she was a Sophomore at the University of Louisville. Many young men from the university enlisted while the women sewed garments for those on active duty. She mentions food rationing and the fact war news was available only through newspapers. She also describes the joyous demonstrations in Louisville when the Armistice was signed in 1918. (p. 9)
