Duke University & Marriage

Part 2 of 3 Parts

While Mary's childhood in New York City helped her appreciate the arts, her move back to Durham to begin college at Duke University helped her appreciate other races and cultures. During the Great Depression, she developed her first sense of the terrible need that existed, although she and her family were not affected severely by the Depression. From then on, she felt the need to share her wealth with others, and feels that others who are affluent have a responsibility to do the same.