KAREN: So what was it that made you quit, doing the work? You said you quit in the mid ‘70s.

AGNES: That's when the City said they were going to put us at half a day and take part of our pay to pay the PA. And my husband said: “Just quit.”

So, I wrote my resignation letter, that was it. And we were on call 24 hours, even if we did stay on half a day and half a pay. And that wasn't right.

So, I wrote my resignation. We were going to go down to California for the first time to see our friend down inTaft. And so when I came back Marge had sent her resignation and she says: “I wasn't gonna work without you. And now I'm not going to work half a day with my pay taken away, half of my pay.” So, the PA was by herself.

KAREN: And did people keep coming to you for help?

AGNES: We told them: “There's the PA. We're not working anymore.” And they said: “Why?” And we told them. So --

KAREN: So, was that hard to turn people away?

AGNES: Uh-hum (affirmative). Of course you could give them some advice. I tried not to. I tried to not do anything, work, I didn't last a month. So, there was an opening at the school for teacher aide. I put in for that. And I got it. Was there for 27 years. I also liked working there.

I was with the kindergarten, then from first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, went to each room and helped the ones that had a hard time. That's with math or whatever.