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August 14, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Roberts Community and Education Center, 4681 School St., Acworth. Christa McCay, registrar at Marietta Museum of History and Aviation Wing, will portray Regina Rambo Benson, who in 1910 became the first woman to drive across Georgia. In 1932, Benson became the first woman to run for Georgia Congress, and she was the first woman voted Cobb County’s “Woman of the Year.” McCay will appear in costume for the presentation. Light refreshments will be served. McCay has for 13 years overseen growth of the museum’s collection, which includes 40,000 artifacts dating from the late 18th century to present.  Free. Light refreshments will be served.

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Date:
August 14, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm