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This was one of the top-read articles in this week's New York Times
"Poor Jane's Almanac" -- what a heart-breaking story. Imagine losing 11 of her 12 born children.
Interesting piece. I don't necesarrily agree with the political message the author is trying to filter through it, but it was a good read about a little known person.
It's sobering to note that in the Nineteenth Century - two prosperous and distinguished American statesmen: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis - had four children and six children respectively, of whom one each survived into adulthood.
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