Shelton History Center displays quilt made for 1936 Republican party fundraiser

*This is shared from today's Shelton History Center Facebook post:

This signature quilt [located in the Brownson House] was made by the Fairfield County Women's Republican Association as a fundraiser for the party in 1936. People paid a set amount to have their name embroidered on the quilt which was then raffled off. The name of Helen Lewis, Connecticut's first female legislator, is embroidered at the center of the quilt.