Joyce Ringer

“Then you’ll cry and go on livin’. But girl, you be borrowing trouble ‘fore there be trouble to borrow. You done be lettin’ that fear take over your heart again. What happened to your trust, chile? What happened to your trust?” Rose”
― Virginia Gaffney, On To Richmond: 1861-1862

“Many women have become teachers who never should have, because it’s more appealing than working in the mills or in the fields. Yet, their students suffer.” “Because”
― Virginia Gaffney, On To Richmond: 1861-1862