Jason Okafor's hope chest padlet by Jason Okafor

Chapter 1: The Stolen Letters

jo75197 — 2025-03-26 14:38:23 UTC

In chapter 1, we meet Violet, Mother, Father, Chloe, and Stephen.The story is set in 1920, and women cannot vote yet. Violet finds letters from Chloe, her older sister that were hidden from her mother. Chloe was sent away by her parents. She now lives in New York where she is a nurse with her car and is a "New Woman". Which means she believes women's rights. Violet is upset because her mother hid these letters and she misses Chloe so much. Violet's best friend died two years ago from influenza known as the Spanish flu. Her brother Stephen is about Chloe's age and she doesn't know much else about him. In the end, Chloe is on the banks of Susquehanna River feeling very mad at her parents for hiding the letters.

Chapter 2: The Dying Ms Renwick

jo75197 — 2025-04-01 14:50:17 UTC

In chapter 2, Violet decides to run away. She brings her birthday money and catches a train. While she is on the train, she meets an anti suffragist called Mrs Renwick. The old lady Mrs Renwick gives her questions. She asked her things like:"Where are your parents?" and:" aren't you too young to travel? Then Mrs Renwick brought up that she is dying. But she does not know what she is dying of. Violet suggests that maybe she is not sick or not dying. Then Mrs Renwick said:"are you a doctor!?" and then Violet said:"actually I want to be a reporter." So then Mrs Renwick said: that women cannot have jobs because they were the Lord made them so that they could protect men. And Mrs Renwick thought that if women had no jobs, nobody would protect them.

Chapter 3: meeting Myrtle

jo75197 — 2025-04-02 14:39:10 UTC

We read chapter 3 today. The message was when you feel like hope is lost, you could find somebody or something that can lead your way. In chapter 3, when violet was scared and getting harassed, myrtle helped her out and dusted her off after she fell. And Violet walked with Myrtle on the streets of New York. As they talked, they slowly became good friends. Even though Violet did not expect it, they were similar to each other. One way that they were similar was that they both had something looming in front of them. For Myrtle it was being a maid. For Violet it was marriage.

Chapter 4: Henry street

jo75197 — 2025-04-02 15:06:06 UTC

In chapter 4, Violet and Myrtle finally arrive at Henry street. Violet has anxiety about going in, but Myrtle pushes the door open. They see a man with good manners who greets them politely. They ask him where Chloe is. But they didn't know that Chloe left a year ago. After realizing, he says: "where are your parents?" Then he starts to get suspicious. Before he can ask anymore, he has to leave the room for an errand. After he leaves Violet and Myrtle know they should go, maybe to Washington, where Her sister Chloe is.

Chapter 5: Hobie and the brakeman

jo75197 — 2025-04-07 14:35:41 UTC

In this chapter, Violet and Myrtle are trying to catch a train but they don't have money. But then they meet Hobie. He is a hobo and Speaks slang and at first Violet thinks he is gross and wants to get away from him. But myrtle asks him if he can help them. He says that he can help them to catch a blind ride. This is when someone would get on a train, but find a spot where the conductor cannot see them. At first violet didn't want to do this, but she had to get to Chloe. so they got on the train to Philadelphia at 12:00 am. Hobie went to the jungle for some hobo stew as violet and Myrtle stayed back. When he came back with dinner he also found a place for them to sleep. The next morning they took a train to Baltimore. But a CRIMINAL was there. He was the brakeman. He told them to give him the ticket money OR ELSE. But they had no money. So he grabbed Myrtle and prepared to throw her off the MOVING train. Eventually violet said, I have money!!!!

Chapter 6: It all comes down to Tennessee

jo75197 — 2025-04-09 15:11:08 UTC

In this chapter, Violet and Myrtle arrive in Washington. Sadly, its not what they expected though. Myrtle shows Violet her old home, which was called Louse Home Alley and was an alley. Then they head over to where Chloe is, or was. When they got there, they knocked on the door and a young lady suffragist answered the door, surprised. Then Violet went in and saw The famous Alice Paul. She asked her where Chloe was and Mrs Paul told her that Chloe had gone to Tennessee for the Susan B Anthony amendment. Tennessee was the strongest Strongest suffragist state, so Chloe had to go there to help get women their rights.

Chapter 7: heading to Nashville

jo75197 — 2025-04-11 14:29:20 UTC

In the start, we find Violet and Myrtle eating breakfast at Mrs Paul's house. As they talk, Mr Martin reminds Violet that she needs to tell her parents that she was fine, and Mr Martin paid for the telegraph. After the meal, Violet and Myrtle convince the adults to let them go to Nashville, Tennessee. So they got on the boxcar but THE CONDUCTOR came and stopped when he got to Myrtle. He said that Myrtle had to go on the colored boxcar. They argued a lot, but it was no use, at least Myrtle still might be In Nashville with them.

chapter 8: In the Jim crow car

jo75197 — 2025-04-17 16:38:09 UTC

In this chapter, It is mostly about Myrtle. She is on a colored train and it is so unfair. she meets an old woman who used to be a slave. The old lady had started to tell her about her struggles in slavery. She lost her children, and her husband! Then after being free, she started a new family. But there was still segregation and separation. Then Myrtle told the lady that women will still get the right to vote. But Myrtle doesn't know that it will probably just be white women. The old lady tells her that. Then violet gives her dinner and goes back to her train. Luckily Chloe still has faith in the vote for all women.

chapter 9: Mr Martin's escape

jo75197 — 2025-04-17 16:38:42 UTC

In Chapter 9, Violet and Myrtle realize that Mr. Martin is running away from the police. They don't know what he did wrong. Two men called Palmer agents tried to find Mr. Martin, and they question the suffragists about him and accuse the women of not being very intelligent because they are female. The two men treated the women like they were dumb. We see examples of inequality with the Jim Crow car and Myrtle being separated from the rest of the group. Another example of inequality is between men and women, we can tell the agents don't think women should get the right to vote.

chapter 10:red and yellow roses

jo75197 — 2025-04-21 17:24:56 UTC

Violet helps a woman who had fallen and was upset about losing her son in the war, and Violet gets angry about the way women have to sit in silence while men make decisions that affect them. It is unequal and unfair that women are not allowed to be a part of the decision-making process. We meet Miss Charlotte Rowe and she accompanies Violet from the train station to the hotel where she is staying. When Violet walks toward the entrance of the hotel, she is told by Miss Rowe that women use a different entrance at the side of the building. It is unequal that women and men cannot enter by the same entrance, and it is unfair that women have to enter at the side of the building, as if they aren’t important enough to enter at the front

chapter 11:finding Chloe

jo75197 — 2025-04-21 17:25:16 UTC

In Chapter 11 we see the theme “inequality is injustice.” Violet is hungry and wants to find somewhere to eat, but is told she can’t eat in one of the hotel restaurants because it is for men only. It is unequal and unfair that men and women cannot eat in the same restaurant, especially given that there isn’t a restaurant just for women. She also realizes that the woman who pinned a red rose on her at the train station was an Anti, and she was staying in an Anti room at the hotel. She finds out she can eat sandwiches if she goes to the Anti's meeting. As she listens to them speak, she learns how they are getting men to change their minds about voting on the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. Violet overheard some people talking and they said, "Mayhew" and she got really excited to finally see Chloe! Chloe and Violet finally see each other and Violet tells Chloe she had ran away from home to find her. Chloe is really tired and doesn't seem to be much help to find Myrtle or Mr. Martin.

chapter 12: Violet spies

jo75197 — 2025-04-24 14:15:38 UTC

In this chapter violet first meets a lady suffragist. she talks about how the antis have been bribing the most important men that helped the suffragists. Then the lady talks about how she just wishes that she knew what the antis's plan was in their meetings. Then violet remembers being at the meetings and nobody noticed her. She gets the thought:she could be a spy for the suffs! But that can wait. Violet comes downstairs and meets myrtle and Mr Martin! Mr Martin and Chloe argue with each other and the desk clerk interrupts them by separating Myrtle because of her color. Now they have to find a black and white hotel. And food of course!

Chapter 13:Dead Horse Alley

jo75197 — 2025-04-25 14:04:15 UTC

At the start of this chapter, they are looking for food nobody will allow them in because of Myrtle. Eventually they find a Walgreens drug store with snacks, but the guy doesn't let them stay in. So they eat in an alley with their food. Mr Martin gets directions for a hotel that allows colored people. It's run down, but it works. They each get their own rooms. Violet has her room with an anti. It was her time for spying. Sadly,the anti was dumb and just cared about looking good. Violet said something mean to the lady that made her cry. This was saying that the lady was not married and how could she be the queen of a household. Violet had wished Myrtle was with her

Chapter 14:Max Bloomstein's pharmacy

jo75197 — 2025-04-30 14:42:00 UTC

In this chapter, Myrtle is with Mr Martin at dead horse Alley. She is trying to convince Mr Martin to marry Chloe and adopt her because after the vote gets chosen or not, Myrtle will have nothing to do. Later in their conversation, Mr Martin tells Myrtle why the president's minions are chasing him. It is because he spoke against the war, for this reason it is considered treason. Then Mr Martin goes to the drug store. He meets Chloe there. They have a big argument and everyone in the store is watching. The argument is because Mr Martin knows that Chloe is trying to avoid him. Violet then goes to Myrtle at the drug store. Violet wants to visit her, but she said no Mr Martin storms out and Myrtle leaves too with him.

Chapter 15:The ferocious Ms Catt

jo75197 — 2025-05-07 14:59:38 UTC

In this chapter, violet is spying at a fancy hotel with antis While eating dinner. She hears the antis's plan of KIDNAPPING the Suff's important person who was going to vote for the amendment. They say he is a Bolshivist which is someone who is from near Russia . Violet realizes that she needs to tell Chloe immediately. She runs over to Chloe's hotel. Everyone is dancing with people. She finds Chloe distracting Mr. Burns, who is an anti. She is doing her job well. Mr Martin steals Burn's dance and burns goes off to find someone else. Violet then realizes she needs to also distract him. So she dances with him. Then she gets another Suff to dance with him.Then Chloe, Violet, Mr Martin, and Myrtle go away from the dancing. They run into Ms. Catt. She wants women's rights but not black nor Bolshivist rights. Violet, to Myrtle's surprise: goes with Chloe and Catt to get the important legislator a bodyguard. After they all do their errands, they decide on ice cream. ( in the alley which Myrtle hates.)

Chapter 16:politics and gun play

jo75197 — 2025-05-13 14:22:24 UTC

In this chapter, it starts with Violet and Chloe with Mr Martin and Myrtle going to have a nice quiet picnic.The next day nobody knows who is on which side, when they are going to vote, and even IF they're going to vote. Then Chloe teaches them how to drive the hope chest and they go to the capital. Chloe teaches Violet how many fractions they will need to vote for the amendment. She also explains how broken the law and jail system is. Meanwhile, Myrtle and Mr Martin are making lunch and the Palmer agents [people who chased him throughout the whole book] jump out at him with guns! They put him in handcuffs and take him away.Then Myrtle goes out of the corner and Ms Ready takes her to the black Suff leader.

Chapter 17: The hope chest

jo75197 — 2025-05-14 14:20:54 UTC

In this chapter it starts out with Violet finding out that Mr Martin got arrested. Chloe tells Violet to turn the car off and stay there as she and Myrtle rush down the street. Violet decides to drive to find Mr Credwell. And she does! She drives him back to the city to help with the vote. The next day, She doesn't hear from Myrtle or Chloe. This is the day that everyone thinks the vote will happen. But after she hears that the vote in North Carolina was rejected, she still doesn't hear from them! She gets worried. Then she arrives at an anti celebration with her red rose taken off.