King Peggy
By Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
By Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
By Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor HermanRead by J. Karen Thomas
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Published on Feb 21, 2012 | 14 Hours 14 Minutes
Published on Feb 21, 2012 | 14 Hours 14 Minutes
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Peggielene Bartels
Peggielene Bartels was born in Ghana in 1953 and moved to Washington, DC, in her early twenties to work at Ghana’s embassy. She became an American in 1997. In 2008, she was chosen to be king of Otuam, a Ghanaian village of 7,000 people.
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Eleanor Herman
Eleanor Herman is the author of three books of women’s history, including The New York Times bestseller Sex with Kings. Her profile of Peggy was a cover story for The Washington Post Magazine.
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