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Ms. Lee, the heroine of this faithful woman's door was born as the daughter of the distinguished family of the Lees of Jeonui and praised very much for her filial devotion & righteous behavior when young. Ms. Lee was married to the Wons of Wonju, devoted to her husband and parents-in-law with sincerity, and was friendly with her siblings. One day, her husband got seriously ill, so she was busy going here & there finding medicine and tended him all night, but he died. Because of grief for her dead husband, she didn't eat anything and threw away food without anyone knowing. After fasting for 1 week, she died in her late twenties. The Royal court heard about this fact and granted the faithful woman's door in 1729 (5 years after Youngjo King's coronation) to honor Ms. Lee's sublime devotion. This faithful woman's door is a symbol that makes future generations understand the past and compare their present with their past.
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