The Prize Winner Of Defiance Ohio Author:Terry Ryan About Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose duing the "contest era" of the 1950's and1960's. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons a... more »nd four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence.« less