When her husband has a nervous collapse and sinks into a depression, she has to convince him to go back to work because her contest wins aren't enough for the family's survival. Meanwhile, she has to deal with being the only reliable parent. She also writes poetry and stories which help keep her family afloat. From writing Burma Shave ads, to finishing jingles for products like Dial soap, or naming different bug sprays, Evelyn manages to win small cash prizes as well as tv's, toys, knives, as well as a supermarket shopping spree.
Evelyn uses her writing skills to enter the many contests of that era. Her husband Kelly is an alcoholic and drinks away most of his small paycheck, so the family is very poor. Evelyn Ryan is a mother of 10 children in the 1950's in the small town of Defiance, Ohio.
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