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Honoring Women of Courage: Poetry Workshop Puts Women's History into Words Fleet Sponsors a Free Open-House Event on March 9th PHILADELPHIA, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Fleet, the nation's seventh-largest bank, marks Women's History Month by sponsoring a free workshop at the National Liberty Museum on March 9th, 2004. Visitors at the event create interactive poetry to celebrate women's history in the making, and get to know trailblazing women past, present and future with Museum tours and hands-on activity books. WHEN: Tuesday, March 9th, 2004 10 a.m. - Noon WHERE: National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street in Old City, Philadelphia DETAILS: Acclaimed poet Dr. Cathleen Cohen will lead a group of diverse students and visitors in an interactive poetry-creating experience to celebrate women's history ... and challenge participants to create a bit of history of their own. The free event also includes guided tours exploring the role of women in history, and introducing visitors to fabulous female heroes at the National Liberty Museum. The open-house celebration is supplemented by a take-home activity guide, "Women's History Month: Steel Magnolias," being given to Museum visitors throughout the month of March. Sponsored by Fleet, the activity book includes: -- A walking tour of female heroes and artists highlighted in the Museum -- Women's History word jumble -- Information about exciting, female-affirming items and resources for people of all ages and genders CONTACT: Amanda Hall, 215-925-2800, ext. 124, The National Liberty Museum is dedicated to celebrating democracy and diversity, promoting tolerance and defusing violence. Located at 321 Chestnut Street in the heart of Philadelphia's historic district, the Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The facility is fully wheelchair accessible. For more information on the Museum, call (215) 925-2800 or visit http://www.libertymuseum.org/. About Fleet: FleetBoston Financial (NYSE:FBF)(BSE:FBF), a diversified financial services company with assets of $200 billion, offers a comprehensive array of financial solutions to over 18 million individual, corporate, and institutional customers. Products and services are available through a variety of channels including 1,460 stores and more than 3,400 ATMs from Maine to Pennsylvania, HomeLink(SM) online banking, and telephone banking. Fleet is the leading small business and commercial banking provider in the Northeast and a premier provider of financial services to selected industries nationwide. Information about FleetBoston Financial is available online at http://www.fleet.com/. DATASOURCE: National Liberty Museum CONTACT: Amanda Hall,National Liberty Museum, +1-215-925-2800, ext. 124, Web site: http://www.fleet.com/ Web site: http://www.libertymuseum.org/

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