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Women’s Freedom Center film “The Founders” to Rockingham Library – Dec. 13

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — On  Thursday, Dec. 13  at  6:30  p.m.  the  Women’s  Freedom  Center presents the documentary film “The Founders” at the Rockingham Library.

They were not supposed to be athletes. They were not supposed to get paid to play. They were not supposed to call the shots. But in 1950, 13 amateur women golfers battled society, finances and sometimes each other to stake their claim to become professional sports women by creating the Ladies Professional Golf Association – LPGA.

This film is fourth in a series of six films by and about women, sponsored by the Women’s Freedom Center running the second Thursday of each month, September 2018 through February 2019 at Rockingham Library. If  you  were  not  able  to  make  it  to  Brattleboro  to  the Women’s  Film  Festival, the Women’s Freedom Center  is  bringing  the  festival  films  to  you.

The  Women’s  Freedom  Center  is  the  local  non-profit  organization working to end domestic and sexual violence  in  Windham  and  Southern Windsor Counties. They are a feminist organization committed to offering support and advocacy to all survivors of violence, as well as prevention and educational activities to help create a community in which violence is not tolerated. The center’s 24/7 Hotline number is 1-802-885-2050.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, go to rockinghamlibrary.org, [email protected], call (802) 463-4270 or stop by the Library at 65 Westminster St., Bellows Falls, Vermont.

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