The Story Of Long Jonn By DAF The Sisters... All six children, five daughters, and one son, Jonn were home-schooled by their mother and hired private tutors. The Slone McRoen daughters matured into capable young women, competing with any male in the county in education and the traditionally male-dominated sport of fox hunting. Four daughters would live out their lives as spinsters, possessing a level of independence and education that rendered them unsuitable for marriage to the men of their era. As a result, they found themselves ill-suited for the traditional matrimonial expectations that dictated a woman's role as a wife and mother. The youngest daughter will marry Billy 'Limey' Stone, the foreman of the family limestone quarry. In a society that often prioritized domesticity and subservience for women, the five daughters became representatives of a different kind of woman for her times. Engaging in various pursuits, art, literature, science, or s...