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Ethel Bryant Lea [1875-1934], 1912
Ethel is Lea's assistance, typist, secretary, nurse, companion, and wife. Their relationship began when she accepted [Gen. Homer] Lea's offer to type his first book, The Vermilion Pencil. She learned a lot from Lea's writing and Lea learned that she was the one who made it possible for him to do his work. With Ethel's hard work and tremendous passion for Lea, she actually prolongs Lea's life. After the revolution, Ethel had done an enormous amount of clerical work for the new Chinese government. Thus she was invited back to China for her secretarial work after Lea passed away. However, she felt she would be more serviceable here. She continued her husband's efforts to help Dr. Sun and others, including General Huang Xing, when he later came to United States. Unfortunately, upon his death, Lea did not have enough money left for Ethel and she had to get a job to support herself. She lived in Los Angeles and moved to live close to her two sons in New York City until she passed away.