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Robin C. Duke To Be Honored by Planned Parenthood of Hudson Peconic

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Robin C. Duke speaks with Louis Armstrong. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke speaks with Louis Armstrong. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke during her run for Congress. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke during her run for Congress. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke received a Lifetime Achievement Award from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 1997. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke received a Lifetime Achievement Award from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 1997. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin and Biddle Duke. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin and Biddle Duke. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin and Biddle Duke. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin and Biddle Duke. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke served as the United States ambassador to the UNESCO conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1977, where she advocated for funding for women’s health care, contraception, and the environment. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

Robin C. Duke served as the United States ambassador to the UNESCO conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1977, where she advocated for funding for women’s health care, contraception, and the environment. COURTESY BIDDLE DUKE

authorMichelle Trauring on May 31, 2023
Robin C. Duke understood the meaning of fear. It’s what drove her for decades — down the halls of Congress, across the United States and around the globe, advocating for... more

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