Although his mother was a popular spokeswoman for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and a highly religious woman, Crane wrote that he did not believe "she was as narrow as most of her friends or family."
Malia que a súa nai era unha portavoz popular da Woman's Christian Temperance Union e unha muller moi relixiosa, Crane escribiu que non cría que "ela fora tan limitada coma moitos dos seus amigos ou familia".