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The Whittaker Saga: the setup

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 I  was vastly inspired when reading the decades challenge, and as a history teacher, I could not stop myself from giving it a try. Of course, true to my nature or refusing to do things by the book, the first thing I did was break the rules. How? By creating as my protagonist a single, working woman living on her own! Gasp! Why? Partly because a story popped into my head, but also, partly, to honor the many women who - by choice or necessity - actually worked, and worked hard for their living in the 1890s. We tend to forget them, but the working women were there - from the hard working farmers that we often downgrade by calling wives, as if they weren't an essential part of the economy of the farm, to the working class women working as domestic help or in the factories where they were only payed half of a man's wages.  So with that, I introduce Abigail Spencer, a single, working, middle class woman in 1890s Willow Creek:  As middle class there is only a few jobs avai...
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1980s: A New Decade - A New Life - A New Look

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As the year nears its end, it's time for Ken to turn 25. He doesn't throw a big party, but he does invite his parents, Susan and Carl over to his apartment for pizza and hanging out. To mark the occasion he's gotten a new haircut and some new clothes that he feels more fits a grown man and the new decade. Susan is a bit nervous about what Ken might have told his parents about her and Tony, but while he might not approve of her actions, he has enough decency to keep the knowledge to himself. Knowing how close he is to his mother, Susan is grateful. Overall, it's an nice if a bit quiet celebration. David mutters a bit about the lack of proper food, and reminds his son that he could have made him something decent, but Ken doesn't seem to mind. "It's just pizza, dad. It won't kill you to eat it once." David knows enough not to offer his son cooking lessons. It's a passion Ken has never shared with him. Too much like his mother. In San Myshuno, Beth...
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1970s: Merry Christmas

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As the seventies are at their last year, Michael and Robin has decided it's time for them to get married. Having busy schedules focusing on their respective careers, they've opted for a simple city hall wedding with just the closest family as guests. Robin is in a simple white dress suit and Michael in a simple white jacket. It's a low key wedding, that fits into their hurried lives, where passion and fantasy - at the moment at least - is taking the backseat to building their careers. Having connections at Copperdale City Hall, Robin's father has made sure they've been given access to the reception halls, where they can share a simple dinner. He holds a moving toast to his daughter, which Thomas follows up with a toast to his son and new daughter-in-law. They're good toasts, and both Michael and Robin are touched by the words. As Michael and Robbin are getting married, Beth, Cathy and Brandon are busy visiting the local discotheque. They dominate the dancefloor...
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