I found out about this special woman just a few months ago. The people of Savannah, Georgia, however, have known about her for well over a hundred years. What is it that made her so special?
SOURCES
“Florence Margaret Martus (1868-1943) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 9, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6943136/florence-margaret-martus.
“Florence Martus.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 8, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/florence-martus.htm.
“Florence Martus.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 10, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Martus.
Sieg, Gerald Chan. “The Sailors' Girl.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), April 22, 1973. www.newspapers.com.
Sutlive, W. G. “To Wave Farewell in May.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 25, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“Sweetheart Gone 38 Years, Still Waits.” Daily News (New York, New York), October 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
“'Waving Girl' of Elba Island Retires to Home in Savannah.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), June 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND FILES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
