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Deported from France in the 18th century, 'Pelican Girls' faced uncertain life on Gulf Coast

05/02/2024

06:00 AM

http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d9600195-6836-580a-ab5e-f96b255f58af

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“What struck me was the very fact that these women had been entirely forgotten,” Julia Malye mused, thinking about the women who populate her new novel, “Pelican Girls.” These were women who were sent from France — not exactly of…