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THE 700-DOLL QUESTION

May 8, 2013 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

Just in time for Mother’s Day, here’s my essay on the laughter and tears of selling my mother’s dolls that I wrote for The New York Times. Be sure to check out the slideshow as well as the short video made by the very talented Jacob Rosdail. Mama Jo had several Mother & Child dolls in her collection. Here are two that I […]

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Filed Under: Dolls Tagged With: Dolls, grief, Jacob Rosdail, Magge Head Kane, The 700-doll question, The New York Times, Wake Forest University documentary program

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