Brenda Dixon Gottschild book talk in Mt. Airy

12 Feb 2012
14:00:00 - 15:00:00

The Big Blue Marble bookstore

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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Brenda Dixon Gottschild will be discussing her book about PHILADANCO founder Joan Myers Brown. To learn more about this recently released bio-history, click here.

551 Carpenter Ln.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-844-1870
For more information on the bookstore, click here.

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