It was July 4, 1880 in Stockholm Sweden where Mary Manson my great grandmother was born. Then 16 years later, she arrived by boat Ellis Island New York where a bunch of fireworks are being lit off. At the time, she believes that this is How Americans invited all new immigrants to their country. However, a few years later she realizes that they were just celebrating the Fourth of July. When she found her family who left a year prior, she was given a pair of regular shoes. The reason for this that the only shoes she had were made of wood. So, they were really uncomfortable. She soon she moved to Boston and found a job as a nanny. She worked until she met her husband who a Swedish sailor . They hadn't total seven kids together and she spent her days raising all of them. Sadly, her husband died young …show more content…
This is because she came from Sweden all the way to United States by boat. The main reason she came or pull factor is that all of her family was moving to the United States. She wanted to be with her family so, she moved with them. The pull factors for her parents could have been better employment opportunities or just a fresh start. When Mary came to American she was lucky enough to get a job babysitting. However, she had to overcome the language barrier. She did this by learning from the child she was watching. The child was learning how to speak so, when Mary help something up in front of it the kid would tell her what the object was. After a while she learned how to speak with the child. She was lucky that all of her employers treated her kindly and with respect. However, not everyone was that kind to her. The Time she was discriminated against was when she was out hanging clothes to dry. She had red hair and someone from Irish women thought she was from the northern part of Ireland. So, she proceeded to yell at my great grandmother about how she needs to go back to Ireland even though she was from