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Belle Jennings Benchley: Animal Rights Champion

Posted on January 1, 2023 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig Long before we had Hollywood stars campaigning for animal rights, there was Belle Jennings Benchley. BEFORE THE ZOO Born in August 1882 to a strait-laced Victorian family in rural Kansas, Belle’s future was mapped out to … Continue reading →

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