This is Rosely!
Born in 1898 in Orleans France, Rosely grew up with a mother figure that, after years of strict and borderline abusive behavior toward Rosely and her older brother, left her father for another man and never spoke to them again. Her father, not particularly wealthy but enough to keep them afloat, took care of them as a single and kind father. But his age caught up with him, and he became ill. Her older brother, Pierre, joined the French military to help support them. She did what she could to help support them, taking on jobs to tutor, sewing clothes, gardening, and of course, doing the cooking and cleaning. She played her violin at times to help lighten the atmosphere. But her father wanted her to live a better life. After months of saving, he bought her a ticket to America. She tried to refuse, but he insisted. He told her, (in french but ye) "My child, you're a rare kind of person. You deserve to reach your full potential, not become a footnote in life." She agreed to go to America, but promised to write him whenever she could. When she arrived in New Orleans, it was quite the culture shock. She wasn't used to all the bright, loud, bustling life of the city, but she knew just enough English to exchange her francs for American currency, and buy a few books on American culture, English, and find papers on job listings. She became an instrumentalist at Cafe Du Monte, playing with the band, and making just enough to make payments on her quiet, cozy little house on the edge of town.
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