Matriarch set the course for hairstyling dynasty
When Elisabetta Mitrano stepped off the jetliner at Logan Airport in 1972, dual emotions tugged at her spirit. She was saddened, having left two sons behind in their hometown in Gaeta, Italy, a medieval port city. But the American Dream was in reach, after a 20-year wait for their visas. She was seven months pregnant with her ninth child. (Full article: 931 words)
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