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The Berks Women’s History Alliance continues its Suffrage FIRST FEMALES FIRST IN BERKS FEMALES COUNTY: IN BERKS PAST AND COUNTY: PRESENT PAST AND PRESENT celebration. Six years later, National Women's 2020 Centennial Celebration with athe panel discussion of March 12, 2022 - 10:00 March AM 12, 2022 - 10:00 AM FIRST FEMALES BERKS COUNTY: PAST Reading, AND PRESENT Berks History Center, Berks 940IN Centre History Avenue, Center, Reading, 940 Centre PAAvenue, PA Berks County women who are first in their occupational fields. History Project successfully petitioned Congress to Guided tours of the BHC’s Museum will be offered March 12, 2022 - 10:00 AM The Berks Women's The History Berks Alliance Women's continues HistoryitsAlliance Suffrage continues 2020 Centennial its Suffrage Celebration 2020 with atopanel Celebration discussion withofa panel discussion of expand the Centennial event the entire month of March. Berks History Center, 940 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA following the program. Berks County womenBerks who are County first women in their occupational who are first in fields. theirGuided occupational tours of fields. the BHC's GuidedMuseum tours of will thebe BHC's offered Museum will be offered
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