Beats me.
See what other qualifications Ms Welty offered her potential employer at Letters of Note: “How I Would Like to Work for You!”
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/10/how-i-would-like-to-work-for-you.html
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Kathy Waller 
love eudora welty short stories 🙂
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Just read the original letter on your link… what a fantastic letter ! But I’m not clear, did she get the job straight away after sending it in?
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