Letters from a Teacher Abroad 1952—1968 Kindle Edition

In 1952 Millie Bidleman left her teen-age children with her ex-husband and traveled to London, England, to get a teaching position with the American Department of Defense on a military base. She began at Bushy Park Dependents School for students of Air Force military families in London. These letters frame a life of an adventurous woman when such things were frowned on. She dealt with a new culture, the military hierarchy, and the criticism of her independence from her family. She traveled, studied, and worked in England and Spain for nearly 20 years, describing her life and work to her oldest daughter and grandchildren.The 1950s and 1960s set the foundation for big strides forward for women in the following decades. Millie Bidleman and her colleagues set foundations for the students of military families living in Europe. Read more