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Treasure houses of the Colonial Dames.
Women have long been the stewards of the memory-laden heirlooms within their houses, sharing intimate associations and carefully instructing members of the next generation about historical significance and traditional uses while enlisting successive stewardship. In the mid-nineteenth century a more public role for women developed in the preservation of houses and public buildings. Some opened their homes to strangers--the curious tourists and inquiring historians. Others were involved in the many commemorative exhibitions held at the time of the United States Centennial in 1876, in founding local historical societies and related museums, and in planning and staffing ...
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