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at first I thought you were insulting two of our first three first
ladies, as "patsies." Interestingly, the other early first lady had a
first name that has a double meaning too: an "abigail" is a serving
girl, kind of like a "patsy" I suppose.
Paul Finkelman
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>Here's a question that will really get the list out of its summer
>doldrums. Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson were both known as
>"Patsy." How did the Colonials derive "Patsy" as a nickname for Martha?
>There seems to be no relation in the sounds, or anything.
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>HW
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