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Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour History |
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The idea of a Women History and Heritage Tour came to our Director Juan a.k.a. "Jay" Whipple way back in 2002 -- nine years after he developed his first area tour of Black Charlotte called the Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour sm.
He commissioned one of his female guides to begin the research; however, the project was never completed due to an unforeseen stoppage.
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idea of the woman's history and heritage tour was shelved until earlier this year when Mr. Whipple decided to dust off and complete the project himself.
"The timing is a lot better for this type of tour because women have made a much larger impact on the Queen City since 2002" says Whipple. "Back then there were just a hand full of women contributors
to highlight, today, you have a much larger pool of notable women to highlight which allows for at least a three hour tour."
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Charlotte's first Women History and Heritage Tour highlights the contributions of notable area women from the past and present such as Doris Duke (Duke Energy), Dr. Selma Burke (Sculptress), Liz Hair (Former County Commission Chair), Representative Beverly Earle (D-NC 101), Representative Sue Myrick (R-NC 9),and Ms. Cynthia Marshall (AT&T NC), to name a few.
The first Annual Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour is scheduled for Saturday March 27, 2010, at 1:30 PM, and will include a stop at the Duke Mansion (Subject to availability) and or First Presbyterian Church (Subject to availability) in Uptown Charlotte. The tour lasts three hours.
The tour is presented by Queen City Tours and Travel and sponsored by Trend Magazine -- Your Number 1 Source for Leisure and Travel Information!
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