Commentary Series
Commentary Series
Bittinger: The Women’s Vote
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There’s been much discussion and analysis of the women’s vote in the 2012 election. Cyndy Bittinger notes that this time, the women’s vote clearly mattered.Commentary Series
Bittinger: Silent Cal Speaks
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Thanks to a new audio-enhanced exhibit in the just completed Coolidge Museum and Education Center at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, summer visitors can now hear the sound of his recorded voice. Cyndy Bittinger thinks it’s about time.Commentary Series
Bittinger: Native American Military Service
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For Native Americans who know their history – especially concerning events that followed early contact with European settlers – Memorial Day has complex meaning.Commentary Series
Vermont Women: Bittinger on Bradwell, Bigwood And Beyond
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Commentator Cyndy Bittinger is a teacher, writer and historian. And as part of our Women’s History Month series on Vermont Women and the Law, she’s been thinking about Vermont’s woman lawyers – from Bradwell and Bigwood – to law students today.Commentary Series
Bittinger: To Plant A Tree
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When she heard the news that Global grassroots activist Wangari Maathai had recently died, commentator Cyndy Bittinger was reminded of the many ties Maathai had in Vermont and the Upper Valley.Commentary Series
Bittinger: Rally Boys Rally
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This Memorial Day, commentator Cyndy Bittinger is remembering a group of enlisted men from Vermont who fought in the Civil War – who also happened to be African Americans.Commentary Series
Bittinger: A Battle For Recognition
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Cyndy Bittinger has the story of Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols of Manchester, who received a Congressional Gold Medal in 2009 for her work during World War II as a female pilot.Commentary Series
Bittinger: Remembering Helen Stafford
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The late Helen Stafford managed both public and private life with style and grace. Commentator Cyndy Bittinger has this remembrance.Commentary Series
