Destitute and seriously ill , she gave birth alone in an unheated room where the baby died .
During 1868 , the paper conducted an energetic campaign in support of Hester Vaughn , a domestic worker whose former employer had impregnated her .
Destitute and seriously ill , Hester Vaughn gave birth alone in an unheated room where the baby died .
During 1868 , the paper conducted an energetic campaign in support of Hester Vaughn , a domestic worker whose former employer had impregnated her .