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- Nuclear Power Protest Apron, 1973-1982 - Carrie Dickerson -- a community activist who led an effort to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant near Claremore, Oklahoma -- created this apron depicting alternative energy sources. Dickerson and her husband spent their retirement savings and mortgaged their farm to pay for legal proceedings and fees. Dickerson also raffled off quilts and aprons to fund the effort -- a cause she ultimately won.
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Nuclear Power Protest Apron, 1973-1982
Carrie Dickerson -- a community activist who led an effort to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant near Claremore, Oklahoma -- created this apron depicting alternative energy sources. Dickerson and her husband spent their retirement savings and mortgaged their farm to pay for legal proceedings and fees. Dickerson also raffled off quilts and aprons to fund the effort -- a cause she ultimately won.