Comfortable Arrangements (c. 1910)

ID: 1741 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: Rebecca Sparks Co-operative Home
Comfortable Arrangements (c. 1910)

The comfortable furnishings and atmosphere of the home attempted to lighten the responsibilities of the women residing there. Residents spoke highly of their stay in the house, claiming that it was a privilege to live there.

This file appears in: Rebecca Sparks Co-operative Home

By Sarah Miller
Rebecca Pines Shelton Sparks, often referred to as Mother Sparks, was a laywoman from Missouri who moved to Texas with her family before the Civil War. Sparks married a Confederate veteran of the Texas Calvary and a Texas Ranger, Thaddeus Pinckney…