Dale County AlArchives News.....1885 Article about Miss Minerva Head August 5, 1885
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The Southern Star August 5, 1885
The Southern Star
Ozark, Dale County, Ala.
Wednesday, August 5, 1885
Page One

From Haw Ridge

Miss Minerva Head has returned from a trip up in Pike in the interest of a new
cutting chart for dressmaking.  This new method is her own patent and invention.
 We know of its merits only through the praise bestowed upon its simplicity and
correctness by the ladies who are generally good judges of such things.  Miss
Head is one of the most thorough business ladies of our country and deserves
great credit for the excellent manner in which she has managed the family
affairs committed to her charge by the death of her parents several years ago. 
She has certainly demonstrated that “where there is a will there is a way,” and
that way she has found in the success she has attained.

The country does and should feel proud of Miss Head and why not?  Where will you
find another instance of a girl in her teens taking the place of a father and
mother to her little brothers and sisters, managing the farm and family affairs,
keeping the family together making an honest living, and money over and above. 
I know of no other instance in my life.  It does also demonstrate that woman has
a mission in the world and that she is not the helpless creature of circumstance
that she generally thinks herself to be.



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