This bit of history compelled me to
read more and discover just who this Eleanor
Velasco Thornton was. I know she was
killed by a German torpedo but she was not at all involved with the government,
the military or had anything to do with the war. I understand that she worked as a secretary
and was having a very secret affair with her boss. It had to be kept secret, not because either
of them was married but it was simply a difference in their class. It was the social structure of the time that
made it impossible for them to be seen together in public.
When her
boss looked at her he saw nothing but beauty.
She was the ultimate as far as he was concerned but like I said, his
station in life made their life together impossible.
You may not
have ever met her or have even seen a picture of her but you certainly, on rare
occasions, have seen a likeness of her pass by.
Over the
years her likeness has evolved from a whisper to a spirit of ecstasy but truth
be told, her station in life far exceeds ours.
She has surpassed her own history and has become an icon for the very
class she was never a part of.
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