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Maggie Jones

@maggiepjones

Maggie Jones, NF ’12, is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine

Mother of Invention

Mother of Invention

The untold story of Agnes Wahl Nieman, her will, and the creation of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
October 8, 2013

The Magician’s Daughter

Her childhood secrets are nothing like yours.
October 15, 2012
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