Lillian was a member of the first graduating class of San Diego HS(then Russ HS) on June 15, 1883. She was a school teacher in San Luis Rey and National City,CA and was an assistant librarian at the Carnegie Library in San Diego.She took voice lessons from Mrs. Caroline Pettinos-Hall, and became an opera singer in the San Diego area before she returned to her career as a librarian. She carried a small revolver in her purse as all women on the library staff did at that time. She lived in her childhood home, the Whaley House, from 1909 to 1953.
Lillian was a member of the first graduating class of San Diego HS(then Russ HS) on June 15, 1883. She was a school teacher in San Luis Rey and National City,CA and was an assistant librarian at the Carnegie Library in San Diego.She took voice lessons from Mrs. Caroline Pettinos-Hall, and became an opera singer in the San Diego area before she returned to her career as a librarian. She carried a small revolver in her purse as all women on the library staff did at that time. She lived in her childhood home, the Whaley House, from 1909 to 1953.
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