She was the favored child of the family, and her father often said, "I wish Mary had been born a boy!" purportedly because he felt that Mary's potential was being suppressed by social barriers against women at the time.
Ajo ishte fëmija i preferuar i familjes dhe babai i saj shpesh thoshte: "Do të uroja që Maria të kishte lindur djalë!" me sa duket, sepse mendonte se potenciali i Marisë ishte duke u shtypur nga barrierat sociale ndaj grave në atë kohë.