Television icon actress Bonnie Franklin died Friday 3/1/2013 at the age of 69 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. For a generation of single mothers, she embodied their struggles, with her pioneering role as a divorced mom raising two teenage daughters. Read the entire NY Times article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/arts/television/bonnie-franklin-actress-dies-at-69.html?_r=0" target="_blank">here</a>.

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