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MCAHS Workshop

The Marion County Arkansas Heritage Society will be hosting a workshop on Headstone Cleaning 101 on Saturday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be held on the Upper Level of the Summit Community Building at the MC Fairgrounds, 513 East Seawell Avenue in Summit.
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Edith Nourse Rogers, Champion of Veterans

In photos with her fellow politicians, she often appears as the only woman in the frame. Yet, Edith Nourse Rogers never hesitated to speak up on the issues that mattered most to her. She dedicated much of her time in office to supporting Veterans and advocating for their welfare. She also fought with great success to elevate the status of women within the military. Rogers adopted the military motto “Fight hard, fight fair, and persevere” as her own and that mindset served her well as she navigated the male-dominated corridors of power during a trailblazing political career that spanned 35 years and 18 consecutive sessions of Congress.
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