Author: South Deerfield Women’s Club
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SDWC and the Tilton Library
The first library in South Deerfield was originally called the Village Library Association. It was organized in 1871 and in just 12 years it became a town library governed by a board of trustees. Over time, the library bounced around several locations in South Deerfield until it found a permanent home on North Main Street.…
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The Women Who Shaped Us: Mary Stewart
“I felt that women working together with wide interests for large ends was a new thing under the sun and that, perhaps they had a need for special petition and meditation of their own.”– Mary Stewart Photo credit: British Columbia Women’s Institute Mary Stewart’s contribution to the Women’s Club was more spiritual in nature than…
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The Women Who Shaped Us: Jane Cunningham Croly
Jane Cunningham Croly was born in Leicestershire, England in 1829 and moved with her family to the United States in 1841. She spent some time in Poughkepsie and Wapping Falls, NY, before moving to Worcester, MA, to teach and keep house for her brother. By 1854, at only 25, she moved to NYC and rapidly…
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