Ann Pamela Cunningham: The Woman Who Saved George Washington's Home
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Ann Pamela Cunningham: The Woman Who Saved George Washington's Home
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This is the story of Ann Pamela Cunningham, a woman who spent her life preserving George Washington's home and legacy. She brought together the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in 1853 and collected the equivalent of 6 million dollars by today's standards to purchase Mount Vernon and the surrounding land.
To learn more about Ann Pamela Cunningham and the lives of other women at Mount Vernon go to www.mountvernon.org/women
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