2.26.2010

girl in the game

Girl in the game will be a weekly post about someone who I find particularly intriguing & who is following their dream in some way. I hope you will be inspired by the beautiful & brilliant women featured here....

My first girl in the game post is about my great grand-mother, Mabel. Although she is no longer alive, her story & the pictures she left behind were absolutely moving!


 
 Mabel, the O.G.

I recently discovered that my great-grandmother was a very cool woman. She skillfully played the accordion, piano & best of all rode a Harley Motorcycle back in 1922 (carting my poppy in the sidecar, as you can see by the picture!) She was an independent woman, a young - single mother for some time & made a living by working at an accounting firm in NYC. She was a spunky spirit, always on the go & was an uncommon beauty. A true inspiration!

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