I could see how a girl with gumption like Srey Neth, unschooled and naive, could yearn to get away.
When an went into labor, she was looked after by two traditional birth attendants, both of them unschooled, untrained and unequipped.
An evangelist, abolitionist, and feminist, Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) is remembered for her unschooled but remarkable voice raised in support of abolitionism, the freedmen, and women's rights.