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Also Known As Empress José I • the Widow Norton • José Julio Sarria • Absolute Empress I • Nightingale of Montgomery Street
Born December 12, 1922 • San Francisco • California
Died August 19, 2013 (aged 90) • New Mexico
Founder International Court System

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