Also known as ‘The Angel of the Delta’ and ‘The Bread Woman,’ Margaret Haughery of Leitrim was one of the most astounding characters to emerge from the Deep South during the long 19th century. Her role in helping orphans was immense because New Orleans had an awful lot of orphans, especially after the children of Irish immigrants flooded into the city following the Great Hunger.
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