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Every child needs a hero. Mine was Great Aunt Virgie - a larger than life presence who stood barely five feet tall, wore an apron, tied her hair in a bun,鈥�
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Strolling through the State House in Montpelier , looking at the many portraits of governors, legislators, and other notable Vermonters on its walls, it鈥�
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Rachael Robinson Elmer may be Vermont鈥檚 most talented unknown artist. She was born in 1878 to artist parents at Rokeby, her family鈥檚 Ferrisburgh home and鈥�
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I recently read Book of Ages, Jill Lepore鈥檚 new book on Jane Franklin and her relationship with her famous brother Benjamin Franklin. The book is about a鈥�
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Dewees Cochran lived and worked in Norwich from 1947 to 1960, where she fashioned some of the dolls for which she is best known 鈥� her 鈥減ortrait,鈥濃�
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During a recent Vermont Symphony orchestra concert, I found myself counting bow ties in an effort to assess whether or not there was equal representation鈥�
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When Clara Sipprell tucked her knee length hair into her safari hat and jumped into her convertible automobile to drive through New York City in the鈥�
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In recognition of Women's History Month, VPR again collaborated with the Vermont Commission on Women in March, 2014, to present a series of stories about鈥�
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Martha Wood Belcher鈥檚 career as an artist spanned two centuries and two continents. She fulfilled the traditional roles of mother, sister, daughter and鈥�