Sacagawea's 'cold' may have been pregnancy, miscarriage

Monday, April 12, 2004

ST. LOUIS -- Sacagawea's near-fatal illness during the Lewis and Clark Expedition may have been the result of a miscarriage from a second pregnancy, two St. Louis scholars believe.

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