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Ontario women went to work. Indefatigable Mrs. Henry Brown and Mrs. Grace Bagnato have brought forth steadily, evenly, one babe per year for the past six years, though some of them have died. Mrs. Brown has had 27 children in 22 years (13 surviving). Mrs. Bagnato has produced 21 (eleven surviving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Racing Mothers | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

...Toronto. Last week Attorney General Price introduced a bill in the Ontario Legislature to declare the Millar will invalid, award the Millar fortune to Toronto University. Mother Brown swore that if such a bill were passed she would fight it to the House of Lords if necessary. Mrs. Bagnato was more philosophical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Racing Mothers | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

...women led the field near the halfway mark last week in Toronto. Mrs. Florence Brown, 42, married 22 years, has borne 27 children, of whom 13 are living. Mrs. Grace Bagnato, 37, married 24 years, has borne 20 children, of whom ii are living. Trustees of the will have not revealed the rules which will guide the final selection. Should they count all children born since 1926, Mrs. Brown would lead with seven to her credit as against her opponent's five. Should they, however, count only children born since 1926 and still living, Mrs. Bagnato would lead, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Contest | 3/9/1931 | See Source »

...Grace Bagnato, grandmother at 37. supports her family by serving as court interpreter for Italian-speaking Canadians. Once she finished up her court duties, went home, gave birth to a child two hours later. She got it washed up and dressed before the doctor arrived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Contest | 3/9/1931 | See Source »

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