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... > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > prominent mothers > Mother of Christopher Columbus

... > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > prominent mothers > Mother of Christopher Columbus

... > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > prominent mothers > Mother of Christopher Columbus

... > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > prominent mothers > Mother of Christopher Columbus

Preferred term

Mother of Christopher Columbus

Definition

Christopher Columbus's mother remains a mystery. Columbus's mother is cited as an Italian woman, Susanna Fontanarossa, the daughter of a wool farmer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Columbus, Christopher, Mother of]

Broader concept

prominent mothers

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people

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Mother_of_Christopher_Columbus

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