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Rebroadcast: Her family had always kept one relative a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.

Rebroadcast: Her family had always kept one relative a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.

Update: 2024-08-29

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Growing up, Jennifer Senior thought her mom was an only child. But when she was 12 years old, she learned her mom had a sister, named Adele, who was institutionalized as a baby. Adele had spent almost her entire life separated from her family. Decades later, in 2021, Senior reconnected with her aunt and uncovered the dark history of institutionalizing children with intellectual disabilities. Senior wrote about her aunt’s story in The Atlantic and spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about her experience.

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Rebroadcast: Her family had always kept one relative a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.

Rebroadcast: Her family had always kept one relative a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.