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Jennifer Raab: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus—public education”

December 23, 2020
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Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas graduated from Hunter College in 1910.

Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas graduated from Hunter College in 1910.

President Raab reflects on the legacy of Virginia O’Hanlon, the eight-year-old letter writer who became a Hunter College graduate and lifelong educator.

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