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Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame |
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 The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame logo.
Hartford College for Women
University of Hartford
1265 Asylum Ave
Hartford
CT 06105-2299
Ph: +1 860 768 5643
Fax: +1 860 768 5693
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(Dr. Leslie Lindenauer, Executive Direstor
Website: www.cwhf.org
The Hall of Fame is administered by a non-profit organisation formed in the early 1990s “to honour and give formal public recognition to Connecticut women past and present who have broken new ground or who have emerged as leaders in their fields of endeavour”. The inductees’ pictures and biographies were originally exhibited in a portable display but in 1998 it became a permanent installation in historic Babcock House on Hartford College for Women campus, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first Women’s Rights’ Convention. The organisation also offers educational and historical programs throughout the State including the Connecticut Women’s Heritage Trail. The CWHF is currently planning a new exhibit Mirror, Mirror: Body Image in American Culture designed for an adolescent audience, and the associated website is also under construction (www.mirrormirroronline.org)
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A Frugal Woman's Museum |
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52 Union Street
New Bedford
MA 02740-7255
Ph: +1 508 996 0326 or 888-55-HETTY (within US)
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Website: www.hettygreen.com
Dedicated to the richest woman in the world, Hetty Howland Green (1834-1916), this museum was launched during Women’s History Month in 2000 by local New Bedford businesswoman and historian Edith Nichols. It operates out of her business Balloons by Rent an Event and contains the largest collection of research material about the legendary frugal Quaker or “Witch of Wall Street”, including original photographs, newspaper articles and magazines. Edith also gives performances in period costume to schools and other groups, reenacting Hetty’s story.
Born into a prosperous New Bedford whaling family, Hetty inherited 1 million dollars on her father’s death and spent her life being extraordinarily thrifty, her estate being reputedly worth $100 million on her demise in 1916.
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World Wide Women 
