Grandmother: People generally assume that a woman's life reaches fulfillment on her becoming a grandmother. After all, what else could a woman surrounded by attentive daughters-in-law and loving grandchildren need? However when asked Elena Diaz replied, yes, she did need something. 'A dry roof over her head and a cow.' -Field notes from research for the book "A Dry Roof and A Cow". MCC publication (1994) Akron, Pennsylvania.