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The Godmother of Thanksgiving

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Melanie Kirkpatrick
Senior Fellow
Melanie Kirkpatrick
Sarah Josepha Hale. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sarah Josepha Hale. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Melanie Kirkpatrick appears on Our American Stories to discuss how the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is also the godmother of Thanksgiving.

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