Ex-Amish woman finding new life

March 7, 2011

HARLINGEN — Emma Gingerich reached the age of 15 without ever having used a computer or talking on a telephone.

She never studied history or geography; for her, the earth was still flat.

The life she faced, she said, would be simple: a minimal education, which stopped at eighth grade, and little contact with those outside her immediate community.

Her purpose in life, she said, would be to raise children and continue the static traditions that were passed down to her from previous generations in the Amish culture...

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