"Equalled by few; excelled by none": Virginia Women in History
Four distinguished Virginia historians explore the theme of Virginia Women in History at Historic Christ Church & Museum’s 2018 Sunday Speaker Series:
March 25 – Helen Rountree “Powhatan Indian Women and the Jamestown Colonists”
April 15 – Cassandra Newby-Alexander “The True Champions of Civil Rights: Virginia’s African American Women”
October 7 - Mary Ferrrari “Mary Draper Ingles: Her Long Walk Home and Her Even Longer Impact”
November 4 - Elizabeth Varon “Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, A Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy”
Book Signing and Wine & Cheese Reception with Speaker follows each presentation
All presentations 2:00 p.m. at Historic Christ Church & Museum
420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA 22576
$25.00 per lecture or $90.00 for series. Tickets non-refundable and do not include book purchases.
All proceeds benefit preservation and education programs at Christ Church (1735), a National Historic Landmark.
