Honoring Women of Courage: Poetry Workshop Puts Women's History into Words
March 08 2004 - 1:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
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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