
Martha Miller (blonde, sitting next to Mrs. Miller) with her brunette siblings.
Photo from Life Magazine
Jake Halpern tells the mothers' sides of the story. At 69, Kay McDonald had to cope not only with the news that her daughter wasn't her own, but that another mother had known the whole time. And Mary Miller explains why she was tormented by her secret but unable for decades to share it. (26 minutes)
Song:
“Hello Mother” by The Canton Spirituals