First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, while visiting a medical research facility devoted to finding a cure for children’s lung ailments in 1936, was remembered by one reporter for having blurted out a highly insensitive question:
“What is the use of saving babies, if they can’t earn a decent living when they grow up?”
With two years to think about her impulsive inquiry, the reporter responded with outrage in formulating an answer, which is attached herein.
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