Creating the Country’s First ‘Idea Park’
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What happens when a really important place doesn’t seem important to the people in charge?
In 1978, Judy Hart was driven to create a new national park, even though people told her the places she wanted to save didn’t look like a national park. By recognizing the need to interpret women’s history, Hart changed the way the Park Service approaches the concept of national significance.
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