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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: West BrattleboroMary E. Wilkins Freeman, beloved 19th century American author and Brattleboro local, began her 50-year literary career in Brattleboro. She published over 250 short stories, 14 novels, and 3 plays. Freeman was quite an original....
William Czar Bradley II & Brooks Memorial Library
William Czar Bradley II & Brooks Memorial Library: Downtown BrattleboroWilliam Czar Bradley II, grandson of the famous jurist and poet from Westminster, was the first library director of Brook Memorial Library, serving from 1884 until about 1904. He was class poet...
Jody Williams
Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Who is Jody Williams? Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for founding and leading the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, an unprecedented cooperative effort that brought governments, United Nations bodies, the...
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