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Jane Lampton "Jean" Clemens (July 26, 1880 – December 24, 1909) was the daughter of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (better known by his pen name Mark Twain) and Olivia Langdon Clemens. She founded or worked with a number of societies for the protection of animals.
Jane Lampton Clemens, born July 26, 1880, was always called “Jean” by her family and friends. She was the youngest child of Sam and Olivia Clemens. Later in 1880, Clemens wrote to his sister: “Jean is as fat as a watermelon, & just as sweet, & good, & often just as wet.”
Jean Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, suffered from epilepsy and postictal psychosis, a condition that caused her to act violently after seizures. Learn about her life, treatments, and family challenges in this article by Laura Skandera Trombley.
Jun 28, 2009 · Jean Clemens was the youngest and least known child of the famous author and his wife Olivia. She suffered from epilepsy, rebelled against her father's restrictions, and became an animal-rights activist and a wood carver.
May 20, 2016 · The social norms of the Victorian era prevented Sam Clemens’s youngest daughter, Jean, from typical women’s roles as wife and mother because of her epilepsy, so she turned her hobby,...
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Jun 16, 2019 · Mark Twain expresses his love and concern for his epileptic daughter Jean in a letter written on June 19, 1908. He also shares his views on President Cleveland, his new house, and his faith in God.
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Jean Clemens. Jane Lampton "Jean" Clemens was the youngest of the three daughters of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens.
