“A strong plant needs good seed. A tall tree requires deep roots. A future of promises for any people rests upon a worthy past, worthily kept.”
Author unknown, “Historical Preservation” The Annals of Iowa, 1942
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Introduction, viii
Harriet stood at the doorway between the dining room full of women and the parlor full of men … she liked both worlds… she wanted to be part of both worlds.
“her father was a mortal man, with greatness and flaws”
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Chapter 6, New York, Page 30
“Their faces and needs pulled Harriet out of self-pity, up from the floor, upward and onward. Harriet decided she would make time to grieve but it would not consume her.”
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Chapter 9, The Civil War Years, Page 58
“only God knows our future, but only we can make our future.”
“we will live long to enjoy the society of our children”
Henry Giese Ankeny letter to Tina Kiss Josey For Me, Page 193
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Chapter 9, The Civil War Years, Page 57
“It was great to be loved and protected but also great to be respected and free.”
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Chapter 15, Harriet’s Turn – Turn of the Century, Page 109
“The men’s hearts were in the right place, but they were wrong. They were a product of their time in history. Harriet Louise did not fault them nor was she angry with them. She understood why they thought the way they did.”
Iowa’s Devoted Daughter Chapter 15, Harriet’s Turn – Turn of the Century, Page 112