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family suffered because
of their patriotism. Manya’s father was forced out of a good teaching
position because of his pro-Polish beliefs, and during her childhood the
family struggled financially. Manya’s parents were teachers, and they
taught their five children the value of learning. Only modern education
could lift them, and Poland, from their lowly condition.
Read
what Marie wrote here.
Before Manya turned 11, her eldest sister had died of typhus and her mother
had died of tuberculosis. Despite these losses, Manya graduated from high
school at 15 with the highest honors. After graduating, however, she suffered
from a nervous illness, which left her feeling too tired to do anything.
It may have been what modern doctors call depression. Her father sent her
to visit cousins in the countryside, where she could spend a carefree year.
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