# Mrs. Livery Johnson — The Song of the Lark character guide

> Mrs. Livery Johnson in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Johnson, Johnson

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A woman who runs a boarding house in Moonstone.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/viii)

President of the concert committee; a fierce W.C.T.U. worker and Baptist; delights in rebuking Thea and ensures Lily Fisher's success.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/xv)

Confronts Thea about her temper with older pupils, demanding an apology for her daughter Grace.

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