Mrs. Gravitis. Yes.
Mr. Belin. Where were you born?
Mrs. Gravitis. Latvia.
Mr. Belin. May I ask approximately how old you are?
Mrs. Gravitis. Seventy-four years old.
Mr. Belin. Did you live in Latvia all your life before coming to America?
Mrs. Gravitis. First Latvia was independent. It was part of Russia. I was born in Latvian territory, which was at that time Russia.
I was educated in Russia, in Moscow.
I was teaching in the Russian territory, and after that in Latvian territory, before Latvia became independent, in Ventspils, the name of the city where I was teaching in Latvia.
Mr. Belin. Latvia became independent in 1918?