Rebroadcast: Her family had always kept one relative a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.

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  Hey there, it's Shemita here.

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  This week on the show, we're bringing you a favorite episode from our archives.

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  Last year, I sat down with Atlantic writer Jennifer Sr.

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  To talk about a piece she wrote

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  that threads together a personal story

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  with a much larger history of institutionalization in America.

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  Since then, Jennifer won the 2024 National Magazine Award for columns and essays for her article.

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  I really enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do, too.

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  This is in conversation from Apple News.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  Today, the dark history of institutionalizing people with disabilities.

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  When Jennifer Sr.

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  Was 12 years old, her mom finally told her the truth about their family.

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  Her mom wasn't, in fact, an only child.

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  She had a sister, a younger sister named Adele.

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  I was overwhelmed.

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  I mean, at one point I started crying because I think I also thought in some way,

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  wait, like, I have an aunt.

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  Like, I want to know who my aunt is.

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  Jennifer learned

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