Johnson was born in Mendota, Illinois, to George C. Johnson, a successful farmer, and his wife, Hanna. She attended Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana, from 1882 to 1884, graduating at the top of her class. Afterward, she worked as a teacher, but found it unfulfilling. While spending the summer with her sister, Mary Walker, in Monroe City, Missouri, in 1890, Johnson answered a newspaper ad for an assistant at Rippey's photography studio.
Johnson was born in Mendota, Illinois, to George C. Johnson, a successful farmer, and his wife, Hanna.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Johnson
Johnson
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Mendota
Mendota
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Illinois
Illinois
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
C.
C.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Johnson
Johnson
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
successful
successful
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
farmer
farmer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Hanna
Hanna
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She attended Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana, from 1882 to 1884, graduating at the top of her class.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attend
attended
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Saint
Saint
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
College
College
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Bend
Bend
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Indiana
Indiana
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1882
1882
NUM
CD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1884
1884
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
graduate
graduating
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
top
top
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
class
class
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Afterward, she worked as a teacher, but found it unfulfilling.
advmod
afterward
Afterward
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
teacher
teacher
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unfulfilling
unfulfilling
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While spending the summer with her sister, Mary Walker, in Monroe City, Missouri, in 1890, Johnson answered a newspaper ad for an assistant at Rippey's photography studio.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
spend
spending
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
summer
summer
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Walker
Walker
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Monroe
Monroe
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Missouri
Missouri
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1890
1890
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Johnson
Johnson
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
answer
answered
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
newspaper
newspaper
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
ad
ad
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
assistant
assistant
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Rippey
Rippey
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
photography
photography
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
studio
studio
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.