30-03-2025
Leaders, community celebrate ‘Herstory' in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — State leaders and community members celebrated 'Herstory' on Saturday at the Cross Street Ame Zion Church in Middletown.
They gathered and held a 'Women's Herstory Month Brunch and Reception.'
'We had so many women collaborating on different initiatives, projects across our state.. we had two women actually decide to run for office just because they were inspired from this event,' said State Rep. Kai Belton.
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This is the second year of the event and organizers hope to make it an annual tradition for women in Connecticut.
'My gosh, this is so great to be surrounded by wonderful women who are trying to pay it forward — someone helped them along the way, so now they're trying to pay it forward for wonderful young women to achieve her goals and dreams,' President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Middlesex County Cynthia Clegg said.
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