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Peg Johnston Memorial

Peg Johnston, creator of this website, passed away in May 2023. She was a tireless supporter of many community activities in and around Binghamton, and thus leaves a big hole in these organizations and our hearts. For more information about her involvements, see:

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Peg and Carl

Carl was six years older than his cousin Peg but there was a mutual admiration and bond, complicated by the great geographical distance between them, and ultimately, by Carl’s untimely death due to AIDS. What follows is a letter from Carl on coming out, a remembrance published in the women’s newspaper Hera (Binghamton NY Women’s…

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Peg Johnston: The Workbooks

Peg Johnston, born Margaret Ruth, in 1948 is the daughter of Robert Clark Johnston and Ruth Freeman Johnston. She has been active in many causes, notably abortion care and anti-violence work as well as many community projects in her hometown of Binghamton NY. Peg Johnston edited and published the Pregnancy Options Workbook in 1998 to…