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  • Civic Leadership

Who was the first woman to…?

  • August 21, 2012
Well, a lot of them were Junior Leaguers. Now, just in time for Women’s Equality Day, let’s take a look… Who was the first U.S. delegate to the United Nations?…
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It’s official: Mary Harriman is on the National Women’s History Museum website

  • March 21, 2011
While the National Women’s History Museum is still waiting for a permanent home in Washington, DC, Mary Harriman has found a home on its website, where she joins other Junior…
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  • Women

The Junior League Remembers: Margaret Chase Smith

  • March 1, 2011
Reading about the life of Margaret Chase Smith is like reading a short history of America in the 20th Century.  Born December 14, 1897 in Skowhegan, Maine, Margaret Chase worked…
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