In this article the author shares a partial biography of Elizabeth Evans, who became a domestic science teacher in Britain during the First World War. This story begins with a small collection of artefacts--professional letters and personal photographs--which infuse our understanding of teaching and learning and Elizabeth's everyday life nearly a century ago. This inquiry is an entry point to an interpretive process that explores questions of teaching during war and the interrelationships that defined Elizabeth's lived experiences. (Contains 11 figures and 179 footnotes.)