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Azgapetian made an extended lecture tour of the United States beginning with her husband in 1918, raising funds for postwar relief. "Lady Ann
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Azgapetian married again, to Willis Heald, after 1930. She died in 1973, aged 85 years. Her daughter Araxie Azgapetian Dunn (1916-2012) was a businesswoman in Lake Placid, New York. Her son Ahzat Victor Azgapetian (1919-1978) was a scientist involved in the space industry.
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Azgapetian worked as a Russian Red Cross nurse in the war, through pregnancy and the birth of her daughter in 1916. She witnessed thousands of war orphans finding safety and food in American refugee camps run by
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Azgapetian and her family stayed in the United States after 1918. Her husband died in 1924, leaving her a widow with two young children. She sold Armenian handicrafts to raise money, in
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American report described her appearance in 1922. She spoke to churches, women's organizations, and professional and political conventions, including the
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Azgapetian wrote at least four plays: In 1930, she wrote a three-act play,
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