Marilyn Monroe Suffered in Life and Death
Remembering the Hollywood legend 60 years after her demise.
“Despite her carefully cultivated soft, breathy voice, Marilyn was full of anger.” — Barbara Leaming
In the 1930s, a 9-year-old orphan named Norma Jeane was sexually abused by a male caretaker. When she sought justice, she was scolded and called a liar.
Little Norma Jeane was shamed into silence.
She would be sexually abused within the foster care system for the rest of her childhood. Whenever she would fight back, she would be punished. So, Norma Jeane learned to keep these incidents to herself.
At age 16, her foster family could no longer care for her, so an arranged marriage was made. A teenage Norma Jean married 21-year-old Jim Dougherty.
She finally belonged to someone. She was no longer an orphan.
The marriage crumbled a few years later and Norma Jeane was now working as a model. Norma Jeane found herself in the domain of strangers. She posed for their cameras. She was poked, prodded, and fondled by strangers. She was told how to look, dress, and act. She was told to change her hair, fix her teeth, and get cosmetic surgery.
