In her encore career, after teaching public school for 34 years, Betty Kay is writing books and bringing history to life as she visits schools and organizations, re-enacting historical figures. Bet...view moreIn her encore career, after teaching public school for 34 years, Betty Kay is writing books and bringing history to life as she visits schools and organizations, re-enacting historical figures. Betty has done well over 200 presentations as Mary Lincoln's older sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Todd Edwards, who tells the TRUE story of her little sister Mary Lincoln; and as Mrs. Rutledge of New Salem, who knows Abraham Lincoln as a young man. With this book, she is adding new characters to bring the Civil War to life.view less