Vote Now! in National Geographic's Vote Your Main Street Project to recognize Pennsylvania's only entry-- Chester County Historical Society.  Voting closes October 29.

This year the Main Street theme spotlights 20 sites around the country rich in women's history and National Geographic is asking the public to pick the winner.

The Chester County Historical Society describes their entry this way--

“Present-day visitors can still hear echoes from the first Pennsylvania Women’s Rights Convention, held June 2-3, 1852, in architect Thomas U. Walter’s Horticultural Hall, now the home of Chester County Historical Society. In the words of convention president Mary Anne Johnson: “Woman at length is awaking from the slumbers of ages. […] They weary of the senseless talk of ‘woman’s sphere’[…] We demand for woman equal freedom with her brother to raise her voice and exert her influence.”

“Today a leaking roof and crumbling chimneys threaten this historically and architecturally significant building. Grant funding will enable critical repairs and help the echoes of the past reverberate into the future.”

The winner of the contest will receive a share of $2 million in preservation funding provided by American Express.

Click Here to vote for the Chester County Historical Society.  To learn more about the Society, visit the Chester County Historical Society website.

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[Posted: October 10, 2019]

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