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    Dorothy Fischer, 96

    Rothbury, MI

     

    “Every time [I vote] I think of the women who worked so hard to make this privilege possible"

     

    • Born June, 1920 in New Era, MI

    • Was married 57 years

    • Worked as secretary and then partnered with husband on family farm

    • Raised registered Guernsey cattle, asparagus, nursery stock and Christmas trees

    • Served as township treasurer for four years

    • Active in many community organizations

    • Three children, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren

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    “I have voted in every presidential election since I was 21. Every time I think of the women who worked so hard to make this privilege possible.”

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