They had two daughters, Linda Gray in 1953 and Joyce Ladd in 1955. After publishing her first book, she had plummeted into emotional turmoil when her parents suddenly died, and her emotional state further degraded as her marriage disintegrated because of physical abuse by her husband. In 1973, she filed for divorce from her husband, which was followed by alcoholism and drug abuse that was brought on by depression and loneliness. The state of her health became extremely poor
to own property, and denied the right to vote. Women were also not permitted to control their own wages. The creation of many textile factories allowed women to gain wages independently. Women hired as mill girls had also diverted from the norm of marriage. Many of the working mill girls were unmarried which provided much more employment opportunities such as
Reagan began working as a lifeguard at Lowell Park, near Dixon. He was known to have saved 77 lives during the seven summers he worked there. In 1929 through 1933 he attended Eureka College there he studied economics and sociology. During his term as sophomore he became involved in acting. Reagan became involved in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from liberal to conservative. From his first marriage he had to an actress, Jane Wyman, he had