We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancest… - Shirley Abbott

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We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.

Shirley Abbott

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Shirley Jean Abbott Tomkievicz (November 16, 1934 - April 8, 2019) was a magazine editor, writer, journalist, and historian, most noted for her three volumes of memoirs.

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Alternative Names: Shirley Jean Abbott Tomkievicz

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