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    Independence

    National Historical Park Pennsylvania

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The Friends of Independence Park is a non-profit organization that supports the park's education and preservation goals. By joining The Friends of Independence Park, you, too, can become a park partner. Help protect our nation's heritage of liberty and democracy, and ensure that the voice of freedom continues to inspire visitors of all ages from across America and around the world.

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Did You Know?

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The Justice Bell is an early replica of the Liberty Bell. Ordered during the Women’s Suffrage Movement by Katherine Ruschenberger, it traveled all over as a symbol of suffrage.  Now it rests at Valley Forge.  Women gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920.