White says this entrenched culture, coupled with a prevalent assumption that women do not have an earning capacity, has condemned many widows to acute poverty.

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And many recent widows receive an income from their husband's pension scheme, reducing the need for extra money from the state.

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She will be in a community with many other widows like herself and it is likely that she will benefit from the increased social contacts.

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That only makes the achievement more remarkable -- the courage they showed in a conflict that claimed more than 400, 000 American lives, leaving so many orphans and widows and Gold Star mothers.

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But many are middle-class pensioners or widows whose families have occupied their cabins for generations.

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Many believe Treasurys are for wimps, widows and orphans who hold them to maturity and are satisfied with low returns as a trade-off for safety.

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Since there are a huge amount of war widows in this country who are the sole support of their families this threw many families into starvation.

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Davis was convinced that many of them, like her, were searching for a more modern way to connect with other widows.

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