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{{short description|American reality television participant}} |
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{{Infobox person |
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| name = Jessa Duggar Seewald |
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| caption = Seewald in 2021 |
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| birth_name = Jessa Lauren Duggar |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|4}} |
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| birth_place = [[Tontitown, Arkansas|Tontitown]], [[Arkansas]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Television personality |
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| yearsactive = 2004–2021 |
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| parents = [[Jim Bob Duggar]]<br/>Michelle Annette Ruark Duggar |
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| children = 4 |
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| relatives = 18 siblings including [[Josh Duggar|Josh]], [[Jana Duggar|Jana]], [[Jill Duggar Dillard|Jill]], [[Jinger Duggar Vuolo|Jinger]], and [[Joy-Anna Duggar Forsyth|Joy-Anna]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Benjamin Seewald<br>|November 1, 2014}}<ref name=Marriage>{{cite web|title=Jessa marries Ben Seewald|work=People.com|url=http://www.people.com/article/jessa-duggar-ben-seewald-married-wedding-19-kids-and-counting|author=Alicia C. Dennis|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102005538/http://www.people.com/article/jessa-duggar-ben-seewald-married-wedding-19-kids-and-counting|archive-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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'''Jessa Laura Seewald''' (née '''Duggar'''; born November 4, 1992)<ref name=GirlScrapbook>{{cite web|title=Family Scrapbook- The Girls|url=http://www.duggarfamily.com/family-scrapbook-the-girls|publisher=The Duggar Family (official website)|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318010149/http://www.duggarfamily.com/family-scrapbook-the-girls|archive-date=March 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American television personality. She is known for being part of the cast of [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]'s reality shows ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'' (2008-2015) and ''[[Counting On]]'' (2015-2021). She also co-authored a book with her sisters [[Jana Duggar|Jana]], [[Jill Duggar Dillard|Jill]] and [[Jinger Duggar Vuolo|Jinger]] titled ''Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships''.<ref>Messer, Lesley. "[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/inside-duggars-relationship-advice-book/story?id=22606034 Inside the Duggars' Relationship Advice Book]", ABC News, February 20, 2014.</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===Television=== |
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Seewald began her public life as a member of the family featured in the documentary ''14 Children and Pregnant Again'' (2004), which talks about daily life of the family from the "time they wake up" to the "time they go to sleep". The documentary aired on the [[Discovery Health Channel]]. Another documentary, ''Raising 16 Children'' was produced on the same channel in 2006, when her sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, ''On the Road with 16 Children'' about a family cross-country trip.<ref name="fourteenkids&pregnantagain">{{cite web|title=14 children and pregnant again|url=http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/dug.htm#synapsis|website=figure8films.com|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225181114/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/dug.htm#synapsis#synapsis|archive-date=February 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="16kids">{{cite web|title=Raising 16 children|url=http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/r16.htm|website=figure8films.com|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226131106/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/r16.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="16kidsontheroad">{{cite web|title=On the road with 16 children|url=http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/otr.htm|website=figure8films.com|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226131002/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/otr.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On September 29, 2008, ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'' (formerly ''18 Kids and Counting'' and ''17 Kids and Counting'') began as a regular series based on the Duggar family.<ref name="19counting">{{cite web|title=19 kids and counting|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/18-kids-and-counting/|website=tv.com|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302045957/http://www.tv.com/shows/18-kids-and-counting/|archive-date=March 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was cancelled in 2015 due to her brother [[Josh Duggar|Josh]]'s scandals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/josh-duggar-19-kids-counting-cancelled/story?id=31243623|title="19 Kids and Counting" Cancelled: The Duggars Speak Out|author1=Rothman, Michelle |author2=Messer, Lesley|publisher=ABC News|date=July 16, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> Another series, ''[[Jill & Jessa: Counting On]]'', starring Seewald and her sister Jill, premiered later in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/welcome-back-jill-jessa/|title=Welcome Back Jill & Jessa|publisher=TLC|date=October 18, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119171810/http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/welcome-back-jill-jessa/|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2571851/jessa-duggar-seewald-uses-jana-cinderella-duggar-as-babysitter-but-did-jana-act-as-midwife-in-risky-home-birth/|title=Jessa Duggar Uses Jana Duggar as Babysitter, but did Jana Act as Babysitter in Risky Home Birth?|author=Eglash, Joanne|publisher=Inquisitr|date=November 17, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118182517/http://www.inquisitr.com/2571851/jessa-duggar-seewald-uses-jana-cinderella-duggar-as-babysitter-but-did-jana-act-as-midwife-in-risky-home-birth/|archive-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was cancelled in 2021 due to Josh Duggar's arrest. |
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===Book=== |
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With three of her sisters, Seewald co-wrote ''Growing up Duggar'', a book published by [[Howard Books]], in 2014. The book describes growing up in the Duggar home, social relationships, and their religious beliefs.<ref name="Book">{{cite web|author=Susan Pierce|title=In new book, Duggar daughters discuss relationships|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2014/mar/17/digging-into-the-duggars/134348/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207210358/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2014/mar/17/digging-into-the-duggars/134348/|archive-date=February 7, 2015|access-date=February 7, 2015|work=Timesfreepress.com}}</ref><ref name="BookReleaseDate">{{cite web|title=Interview With Jill Duggar Prior To The Publishing Of The Duggar Girls' Book, "Growing Up Duggar"|url=http://www.crossmap.com/blogs/interview-with-jill-duggar-prior-to-the-publishing-of-the-duggar-girls-book-the-growing-duggars-4256|access-date=June 19, 2015|website=CrossMap}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Seewald was born in [[Tontitown, Arkansas]], as the fifth child and the third daughter of [[Jim Bob Duggar|Jim Bob]] and Michelle Duggar's 19 children. She married Benjamin Seewald on November 1, 2014. Together, the couple have four children: Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, and Fern.<ref>{{cite news|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=February 18, 2021|title=Jessa Duggar and Husband Ben Seewald Expecting Baby No. 4 (Exclusive)|website=[[ET Online]]|url=https://www.etonline.com/jessa-duggar-and-husband-ben-seewald-expecting-baby-no-4-exclusive-160755}}</ref> |
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== Sexual abuse == |
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In a June 2015 interview on ''[[The Kelly File]]'', Seewald identified herself as one of the girls sexually abused by her oldest brother, [[Josh Duggar]], when he was a teenager. She described the abuse as “mild inappropriate touching,” saying it occurred while she was sleeping and fully clothed. Seewald further stated she became aware of the abuse after her parents told her what had occurred following her brother's confession. While Seewald described the abuse as “very wrong,” she decried those referring to her brother as a "child molester" or a "pedophile" or a "rapist", saying, “that is so overboard, and a lie, really.” Regarding the police reports describing the abuse while she was a minor being released to the media, Seewald said, “the system that was set up to protect kids...it's greatly failed.” <ref>{{cite news|title=Exclusive: Duggar sisters want to 'set the record straight'|url=http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/06/05/exclusive-duggar-sisters-want-to-set-record-straight/|access-date=June 9, 2015|publisher=Fox News|date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608162928/http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/06/05/exclusive-duggar-sisters-want-to-set-record-straight/|archive-date=June 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author =Caitlin Keating| title =Jill Dillard Speaks Out: Jessa and I 'Are Victims' of Molestation| newspaper =[[People Magazine]]| date =June 3, 2015| url =http://www.people.com/article/jill-jessa-duggar-interview-molestation-brother-josh-fox-news-we-are-victims| access-date =June 4, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150605021008/http://www.people.com/article/jill-jessa-duggar-interview-molestation-brother-josh-fox-news-we-are-victims| archive-date =June 5, 2015| url-status =live| df =mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author =Abby Ohlheiser| title =Josh Duggar molested four of his sisters and a babysitter, parents tell Fox News| newspaper =[[Washington Post]] blog| date =June 3, 2015| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/03/what-to-expect-from-the-fox-news-interview-with-josh-duggars-parents/| access-date =June 4, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150604010155/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/03/what-to-expect-from-the-fox-news-interview-with-josh-duggars-parents/| archive-date =June 4, 2015| url-status =live| df =mdy-all}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/19-kids-and-counting/jessa-and-ben/ Jessa & Ben's Love story] |
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[[Category:1992 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American women writers]] |
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[[Category:People from Washington County, Arkansas]] |
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[[Category:Participants in American reality television series]] |
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[[Category:Duggar family]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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