Events
March 7
The Life and Legacy of Jeannette Rankin: First Elected US Congresswoman and Georgia's Adopted Daughter
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Date: March 7
Time: 3:00PM til 5:00PM
Where: Community Room, Oconee County Public Library
Jennifer Dawson, a teacher, whose father was befriended by Jeannette Rankin when she first arrived in Watkinsville, will use first-hand accounts to depict both Rankin’s national historical importance and her impact on Oconee County and the Athens area. A bequeathal in her will to help “mature, unemployed women workers” led to the establishment of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation.
Oconee County Public Library
1080 Experiment Station Road
Watkinsville, GA 30677
