Jackson Miller
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In 1955, eight women signed up as Liaison Committee volunteers for a philanthropic fundraising gala to be held at the most exclusive club in New York—The Metropole. They came to be known as the Ladies who Liaise—eventually shortened to the 👒LwL! When derisively called ‘vixens in volunteer clothing’ by members of the organizing team, they laughed and adopted the imagery for themselves, becoming the Vixen Volunteers, then the portmanteau ViVo’s—later shortened to the V’s—a formidable…
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A day in the life of the V’s—the preferred single letter description of the Vixen Volunteers—who have been friends for over sixty years, is quite jam packed. These eighty and ninety year old New Yorkers—from Park Avenue to Park Slope, from Great Neck to Gramercy, and from Soho to South Hampton— took full advantage of what the city had to offer. Their days began by checking for any new text activity in their private Instant Messaging chat group—’V’ is for Vixen. Then on to sipping a…
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