The Raggety Ann doll was a gift to his daughter who sadly was killed by a small pox vaccine some years later. It became a national symbol of the children lost to the vaccines in the 1920s and the author never forgot his lost child to the blight of the vaccine roll out in 1918
At the age of 13, Marcella had some illness due to small pox vaccination and her illness worsened leading to untimely death. In 1918, John Gruelle wrote the first raggedy Ann story. The grief stricken father unable to bear the loss of her daughter and to keep her memories alive created Ragged Ann stories and published the book.
http://raggedyannandraggedyandy.com/raggedy-ann-raggedy-andy-a-tribute-to-marcella/
The Raggety Ann doll was a gift to his daughter who sadly was killed by a small pox vaccine some years later. It became a national symbol of the children lost to the vaccines in the 1920s and the author never forgot his lost child to the blight of the vaccine roll out in 1918
At the age of 13, Marcella had some illness due to small pox vaccination and her illness worsened leading to untimely death. In 1918, John Gruelle wrote the first raggedy Ann story. The grief stricken father unable to bear the loss of her daughter and to keep her memories alive created Ragged Ann stories and published the book.
https://njvaccinechoice.com/raggedy-ann-is-an-iconic-symbol-for-vaccine-injury-and-death/