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Journalist reveals great-grandmother's secret abandonment history in Bologna

A journalist uncovered a family secret that revealed her great-grandmother Natalina was not an orphan, as long believed, but was abandoned at birth in Bologna. A birth record disclosed that her mother refused to be named, indicating deep societal stigma towards illegitimate children. This discovery challenged the author's perceptions of maternal love and abandonment.

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