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Women's History: Dear Aunt Kitty

Women's History: Dear Aunt Kitty

By Mary Duggan

My mother and her Aunt Kitty will always be women’s history for me. I think this is the case for many women. We learn how to navigate our lives, survive the terrible storms and stay on course while performing domestic tasks at the kitchen table with our mothers, and in our case, one small but mighty great aunt from Australia, as our teachers.