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    On Presidents Day we say let’s also “Remember the Ladies”

    • February 12, 2019
    The third Monday of every February has been designated Presidents Day in the United States. Over the decades this observance has morphed from being a celebration of George Washington to…
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    How many First Ladies were in The Junior League first?

    • March 14, 2014
    Five. Which is quite a few, when you consider that there have only been 20 First Ladies since Mary Harriman founded The Junior League in 1901. Eleanor Roosevelt had her…
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    Junior League of Tyler goes beyond cookbook publishing with “Goodnight Rose City.”

    • October 8, 2013
    It’s no secret that Junior Leagues publish cookbooks, but the Junior League of Tyler is taking this tried-and-true fundraising tool in a new direction with the publication of “Goodnight Rose…
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