Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on until July 2026 by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. It is currently written by members of an editorial staff.
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