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Sally Hemmings

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Slave

The Resume

Why she might be annoying:

    DNA evidence proved she had an illicit affair with her owner, Thomas Jefferson.
    Her sons, Madison and Eston, are largely believed to have been fathered by Jefferson.
    She was just three when Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was a slave who was never formally freed.
    John Adams wrote that she 'appeared good natured.'
    She appeared to have been taken care of by Jefferson and his family.
    At 14 she accompanied Jefferson's daughter Mary to France, where she was treated as a member of society.

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 63 Votes: 46.03% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 98 Votes: 43.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 73 Votes: 73.97% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 54 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 45 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 79 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 93 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 135 Votes: 43.70% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 304 Votes: 42.76% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 462 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 466 Votes: 43.78% Annoying