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few people probably would have guessed that identical twin
sisters esther "eppie" pauline friedman lederer and pauline
"popo" esther friedman phillips would grow up to become two of
the most influential advice columnists in the world. "dear abby"
and "ann landers" were both known by their millions of daily
readers for their quick wit and sage wisdom.
the pair grew up in sioux city, iowa and attended
morningside college where they both worked on the newspaper
staff. in 1939, at the age of 21, the friedman sisters married in a
joint ceremony. the original "ann landers" was started in 1942
by a nurse named ruth crowley. she wrote the column until her
death in 1955. after she won a contest, esther lederer assumed
the "ann landers" pen name and eventually won the copyright to
pauline phillips founded "dear abby" in 1956. a rift between
the twins developed when life magazine reported that phillips
had offered the column to the sioux city journal at a discounted
rate if it agreed not to run "ann landers. although they publicly