The Whittaker Saga - 1950s (updated 18/02)
I was vastly inspired when reading the decades challenge, and as a history teacher, I could not stop myself from giving it a try. Of course, true to my nature or refusing to do things by the book, th...
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I was just happy to learn that my six times great-grandparents, who married at ages 15 and he just 16 years of age, were truly in love. She was the force behind his success and the building of the man he became. Sadly, she passed away due to complications giving birth to their tenth child, and just a few years shy of him becoming the very first governor of Tennessee, a state he helped to form.
That's such a fantastic story! And tragic at the same time. I'm so happy I'm born in a time with working birth control. Such a game changer for women's lives and health.
