This was not something that existed only in Virginia in the 
previous
century. One of my great-grandmothers trained as teacher before
her marriage in 1910: after she married (fellow Education 
professional),
she attempted to return to teaching to help support her four
daughters, but was unable to do so due to being married. (She
was in North Carolina.)

Elizabeth Whitaker

Juliana Geris wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 12/22/2007 6:14:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> 
> As I  recall, it was something that grew out of the Depression and somebody 
> (the  mysterious "They") wanted to try to spread jobs around to families 
> rather  than have two breadwinners in a single family.
> 
> 
> 
> Don't think the Depression had anything to do with  it.  My Mother was in 
> Virginia schools in the teens and twenties and spoke  of having only unmarried 
> ladies as teachers.  
>     

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