Five months after the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake , Toklas left the city and moved to Paris . On September 8 , 1907 , the day after she arrived in Paris , she met Gertrude Stein . This marked the beginning of a relationship which lasted for nearly four decades , ending in 1946 with Stein 's death
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Alice B. Toklas