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Dear LM_NETTERS,

This morning while working with fourth graders doing a simple report on
famous women we discovered discrepancies in her year of birth.  Here is
what we found:  In "Dinner at Aunt Connie's House" by Faith Ringlod, her
year of birth is listed as 1902; in Empak publishings booklet on famous
African Americans in the Arts, her year of birth is listed as 1903; in the
1993 World Book Encyclopedia, 1902; and in the 1998 WB Encyclopedia, 1897.
This was a great moment for teaching the importance of checking sources
and not to believe that everything in print is gospel.  However we are
very curious if there is an accurate nswer, or if due to the lack of
records kept at tht time an greed upon year is not possible.  Any help you
can lend will be greatly appreciated.

Chris Vollmer
LMS, Browning School
Milwaukee, WI
cvollmer@csd.uwm.edu

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