Mary's Reputation

[Ashley Norman]

(07-16-2012 11:02 AM)Gene C Wrote:  OK, I'm going to say it, and I hope I don't offend anyone.
I think her hormones were out of balance.

They may have been part of the problem but you also have to factor in the grief she knew all to well. she may have been borderline of mulitpal personality. she she was a smart women but she may not have had a proper hold on her emotions.

there are so many things to look at when deciding on what exactly was wrong with Mary. She had her mother Die at a young age and may not have always had the best relationship with her step mother. Her problems may have started around that time when she was about 4 with a new mother figure.

there are so many things that Mary went throguht that may have tarnished her life in numerous ways.

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(11-16-2012 08:44 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Ashley,

I'm trying to find time to read the new book of essays on MTL entitled The Mary Lincoln Enigma. If you haven't read it, you might want to check it out. Written by a variety of contributors (albeit most of them men), it will be interesting to see a variety of opinions on what made Mary tick.

I will diffently look into that book thanks for the suggestion.
Mary is hard for even women to even fully understand so it will be interesting to see what men have said and see what they think did make her the way she was.