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A eulogy for Susan Marton who was born in March 29, 1965 in New York as the youngest child in a family of five children. She got a B.A. in political science and French from DePauw University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Gothenburg. After her dissertation she taught political science first at Seffield University and then at the University of Karlstad. Since her immigration to Sweden in August 1992, Marton became fluent in Swedish and a well known expert commentator on politics in North America. Marton passed away in 2009 after a short battle with an unexpected illness. L. Pitkaniemi

The author's family history with a special focus on the family's women as recreated through her study of thousands of letters preserved and handed down to her. The story begins in the 19th century with Hilma Weijdling's marriage to August Carlson, twice her age and successful wholesaler