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Keeping House: Philly’s Historic Preservation Legacy Belongs to Women
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Keeping House: Philly’s Historic Preservation Legacy Belongs to Women

The historic preservation movement in Philadelphia was originally a women’s movement with female-led organizations working to save the city’s colonial history. Mickey Herr introduces us to the Dames that made it happen

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Frances Anne Wister: Philadelphia’s Patron Saint of Historic Preservation

In honor of Women’s History Month, Mickey Herr pays tribute to Frances Anne Wister, Philadelphia’s first historic preservation activist


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