Eileen (Maguire) Hawkes

Eileen (Maguire) Hawkes (Questrom’38, Wheelock’40) of Grass Valley, Calif., writes, “I am 100 years old, and getting close to 101. I attended CBA [now Questrom] for two years when I was called in by the dean, who informed me there were no female accountants, only bookkeepers. He said the only professions for women were teaching or nursing. Nursing required starting over, so I transferred to SED [now Wheelock] and decided to teach accounting. I taught in New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts. When I got married, I was fired. In those days, female teachers were not allowed to be married. We moved to California, where we were welcomed and our salaries more than doubled in one day. My life has been very interesting, as I have done a great deal of traveling. I have been to every continent (including Antarctica), I have visited over 100 countries, and I have lost count of my cruises.  I relate all this information to share my motto: Use it or lose it!” Former classmates can contact Eileen at ehawkes13@gmail.com.