Grace attended Westerly High School for two years. Grace then got a job as a domestic for a doctor in Norwich, and later worked in Westerly. When Pearl Harbor was bombed Grace was in Norwich but didn't know where Pearl Harbor was. Many people couldn't use too much gas, because it needed to be used during the war, which lasted from 1941-1945. Everyone was so happy and couldn't wait until the guys came home.
Grace remembers ration coupons for sugar, eggs, butter and gas for people with cars.
They only got a certain amount of coupons. If they didn't have coupons, they weren't able to get their food. The victory gardens would have potatoes, fruits, and vegetables. The food they bought had to last a long time. Grace didn't have an automobile because they cost too much.