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Ernesta Drinker Ballard, 1978
Ernesta Drinker Ballard, 1978
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Ballard, Ernesta Drinker, Gilbert, Lynn, Portraits
1978 photograph of Ernesta Ballard, PHS leader, taken in Board Room of offices at 325 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Photograph by Lynn Gilbert
Ernesta Drinker Ballard and Lady Bird Johnson, 1966
Ernesta Drinker Ballard and Lady Bird Johnson, 1966
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007, Ballard, Ernesta Drinker
1966.  Lady Bird Johnson (right) dedicates the garden at the former PHS headquarters in Independence National Historical Park, 325 Walnut Street. Ernesta Drinker Ballard, left, was the first female President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  An ardent feminist and community activist who organized many successful civic projects, she harnessed the collective energy and talents of area garden club members and in doing so, raised the stature of the Philadelphia Flower Show to a world class event.