The first paragraph is as follows:
(1) Sara Josephine Baker was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1873 and attended private schools in preparation for Vassar College. (2) She supposed she would finish college, get married, and raise a family. (3) Circumstances caused a change in plans. (4) Instead of attending Vassar, her family decided Baker would obtain a degree that would allow her to earn a living for the family. (5) Most likely, her relatives expected her to choose one of the occupations considered suitable for a young woman at the time. (6) Nursing is a popular profession today. (7) Baker astonished them all by choosing to attend the Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. (8) Despite her family’s objections, she moved to New York City in 1894 to begin her training.