The Resume

(January 7, 1848-August 27, 1868)
Born in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York
Died in Manhattan, New York
Succumbed to peritonitis at 20

Why she might be annoying:

She was one of 10 children.
While unmarried, she became pregnant from store clerk George C. Houghton, who arranged for her to have a $50 abortion.
She refused, thinking he'd marry her.
When he didn't, she was forced to go to a disreputable 'lying-in' hospital to give birth and arrange an adoption.

Why she might not be annoying:

Due to the deplorable conditions of the medical center, she developed a fatal infection.
The attending medical student begged her for her real name, so he could inform her parents she was dying.
Her baby was adopted without records.
Her death led to more stringent regulations of women's clinics.
She's an example of what can happen when a woman had little autonomy over reproductive choices.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 08]
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• I am a Long Islander
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 20)
• I Died for My Sins
• I Mothered Children Out of Wedlock
• Look at Me, I'm Dead
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25179)
• Young Moms [I Had a Child Before Turning 21]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 41.11% Annoying