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Françoise Gilot: Strong Woman

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

by Linda Harris Sittig I don’t usually profile a Strong Woman so soon after she has passed, but I am making an exception this month. French artist Françoise Gilot died recently at 101, having led an extraordinary life. She became … Continue reading →

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Mildred Jeter:Marriage Advocate by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 2, 2016 by lhsittig@verizon.net

  One evening in 1950, seventeen-year-old Richard Loving decided to walk several miles through the isolated back country of Caroline County, Virginia. His destination was a well-known farmhouse where the Jeter Brothers would be playing bluegrass. When he arrived, he … Continue reading →

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