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Joan Kennedy visits Plymouth for historic women art exhibit

Joan Kennedy, wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, had a big smile for photographers as she toured an exhibit in Pilgrim Hall on June 26, 1976 in Plymouth, entitled “Remember The Ladies --- Women in America 1750-1815.” First Lady Betty Ford and several other distinguished women also attended the preview ceremonies for the Bicentennial art exhibition. The portrait on the wall is of Abigail Adams, wife of U.S. President John Adams. (UPI Photo/Don Robinson/Files)

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