Lydie Marland Letters Found
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For over 80 years, Lydie Marland, patroness and leading lady of Ponca City, has been a fascinating enigma. From rags to riches to rags, from adopted daughter to wife, from First Lady to missing person, her life has been reimagined in histories, books, and plays. But who should get to tell our stories? The recent discovery of 50 letters, written to her friend Grace Murray in Philadelphia over many years, discloses her truth in her own words.