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Garden Clubs Make History: How Virginia’s Gardening Women Changed a State

  • Anytime
  • VA
1 hour

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View this talk about the little-known ways garden club members transformed Virginia. Hear stories about club women who advocated for conservation laws, tackled hunger, and successfully challenged the injustices of segregation.

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