It is said that she leveled a shotgun at her first husband for asking her too many questions. This lady was well ahead of her time. She was divorced twice in an era when divorces were rarely heard of. Her thinking was very different from most people of her own generation. After having my son, out of wedlock, I discussed putting my son in his father's name with my aunt.
Society still has a very negative attitude regarding women with illegitimate children.
My Aunt Annie was a single mother by choice. She chose the divorce. She could have stayed married for the sake of her children. She knew that she could raise her children without a husband and keep her wits about her. She taught me to do what was right, and not to worry about what others had to say.