Thanks. This is weird. I always wondered why grandma worked in a bank in Kansas then she got a gig at a bank in Hawaii in the 1960s? Who the hell pulls up, moves to Hawaii to take low to mid level bank job?
Why would some Hawaiian bankers wants to hire some hayseed woman from KS to work at their bank? (no offense to women, Kansans or hayseeds but something is screwy - it makes no sense).
She didn't. She went to Hawaii because her husband did, supposedly to take over a furniture store.
Why would some Hawaiian bankers wants to hire some hayseed woman from KS to work at their bank?
Huh? She started as a teller or clerk. The bank wanted a woman official so they pushed her up the ladder. According to some comments, they wanted someone White because most of the bank officials weren't. But to judge from what people say, she was good at her job. Is it so strange that a Woman from Kansas might be competent in finance?
(no offense to women, Kansans or hayseeds but something is screwy - it makes no sense).
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As the nephew of a "hayseed" male banker from Nebraska, I'd think one reason would be that they had opening, and she was both experienced, and available.
Also didn't the Dunhams, including Stanley Ann, live in the Pacific Northwest for some years after Kansas.
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