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| | Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Biographies - Anne Frank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20) |
 | | Frank's diary is at once a candid self-portrait, a portrayal of domestic life, an account of people threatened with imminent death, a depiction of experiences and problems common to young adults, and an examination of universal moral issues. |
 | | The early childhood of Frank and her elder sister, Margot, was secure, loving, and comfortable, but the year of Anne's birth also marked the onset of a worldwide economic depression, a catastrophic event that affected the lives of a great number of Europeans. |
 | | Anne's writings had been left behind by the secret police in their search for valuables, and were found in the hiding place by two Dutch women who had helped the fugitives survive. |
| www.gale.com /free_resources/whm/bio/frank_a.htm (2026 words) |
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