265:. In 1962, while still in high school, she gave birth to her first daughter, Veronica Rose Dahmen (now author Susan Fedorko) who at the age of 11 months—and without Dahmen's knowledge or consent—was placed up for adoption with the Smith family, by Dahmen's mother. Heartbreak associated with this incident precipitated Dahmen's relocation to Providence, Rhode Island. A 2009
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