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If you’ve ever walked the streets of D.C., you’ve probably seen them: Old emergency call boxes.
In Tuesday’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax explains how these markers have found new life — commemorating some of history’s most prominent women’s rights leaders.
The renovation was completed in 2019, with nine call boxes near the White House in Downtown D.C., refurbished with brass murals, new paint and heartfelt tributes to women who were true historical groundbreakers.
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