Mrs. Hotchkiss is 40 at the time of this interview, and she says she developed a love for "the land" from her grandfather. She had a roadside stand on Highway 60 while she lived with her family. She majored in sociology at Pomona College and enjoyed her education. She then got a certificate in secondary education from San Diego State University and did some substitute teaching but gave it up to continue her volunteer work. A former clerk on the governing board of Escondido Union High, Escondido, California, she discusses the challenges she faced as a woman clerk as well as some school board decisions, including a call to control men's hair length. This interview was reformatted by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP).
