Standing roughly 6 feet tall with untamed dark brown hair, Celia Hooker is an impressive figure. She often is dressed in denim dungarees as suits her work at
MacTavish Orchards picking apples. When not tending to her trees, Ms. Hooker can usually be seen bustling about Munson, either making delivers to local stores or preparing shipments of apples up and down the canal. And be warned: she takes any opportunity to steer the conversation to her other passion, Women's Suffrage.
Celia is very knowledgeable and well-read about the social issues of the day, especially with those dealing with the fairer sex. She has developed bonds with many of the working women here in Munson, such as
Mathilda Van Vleet, the owner of the haberdasher in town,
Sadie Sampson of the Wagon shop, or
Mamie Briggs of the Pharmacy. Equal work for equal pay, she argues, and believes women ought to have the right to vote and even run for public office. She also finds
Cleveland Rogers to be a disgusting human being and has threaten to whip his ass right on Main Street if he ever comes snooping around her place.
While not everyone appreciates the haranguing, Celia is valued because her realm of expertise also extends to the orchards and beyond. Based on what
Della Crandall, another good friend of hers, has spoken of about her on walks with Ms. Hooker along the Canal, Celia knows the land as if she herself communes with mother earth and is one with nature. Unlike most women, she cares little for appearances, rarely brushes her hair, and her porcelain skin is often smudged with dirt and red from standing long days in the sun.
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Just like everyone else, Celia pushes for Charity to be a women in writing. She believes in her passion, as she was the first person she leaked her true reason why she was in Munson, NY. Charity was shocked by the outpour of support, as Celia talked about Women's Suffrage.
Irritant
Towards Jean-Louis Dumont
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There is not particularly animosity between DuMont and Ms. Hooker, but she seems cagey and to be hiding something. That has made DuMont's feelings go from neutral to slightly negative.
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Rena quickly found a kindred spirit in Celia Hooker. As a fellow suffragist, the two have much in common, and Rena admires Celia's resolve and political knowledge. Though the two have different focuses, Celia on physical labor and Rena on academics, Rena respects the hard, independent work that Ms. Hooker does.
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