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Jane Calvert Revives John Dickinson Legacy on 250th Anniversary

7/4/2026

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Jane Calvert is leading a campaign to restore John Dickinson’s reputation during the nation’s 250th independence anniversary.
She founded the John Dickinson Writings Project, which publishes his papers and placed his statue at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center.
Historians Joseph Ellis and Jack Rakove acknowledge Dickinson’s early influence but rank him below founders such as Thomas Jefferson, who called him a “great worthie.”

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Jane Calvert is leading a campaign to restore John Dickinson’s reputation during the nation’s 250th independence anniversary.
She founded the John Dickinson Writings Project, which publishes his papers and placed his statue at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center.
Historians Joseph Ellis and Jack Rakove acknowledge Dickinson’s early influence but rank him below founders such as Thomas Jefferson, who called him a “great worthie.”