sixpenceee: This gravestone from 1875 reads: “Kate McCormick, Seduced and pregnant by her fath
sixpenceee:This gravestone from 1875 reads:“Kate McCormick, Seduced and pregnant by her father’s friend, Unwed she died from abortion, her only choice, Abandoned in life and death by family, With but a single rose from her mother, Buried only through the kindness of an unknown benefactor, Died February 1875, age 21, Victim of an unforgiving society, Have mercy on us.” -- source link
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