6 Facts About Nancy Hanks

1. Nancy Hanks was a good and loving mother to her children.

2. Nancy Hanks became known for her work ethic, neatness, cheerfulness, and intelligence.

3. Nancy Hanks made a special effort to reach the poor and the culturally disadvantaged.

4. Nancy Hanks became a member of the board of directors of the Associated Councils on the Arts, a private, nonprofit organization to promote the activities of the newly established arts councils.

5. At the home of Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Nancy Hanks would have learned the skills and crafts a woman needed on the frontier to cultivate crops and clothe and feed her family.

6. At that time, Nancy Hanks went to live with her mother, now Lucy Hanks Sparrow.