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SOLD OUT: Women in the Era of the American Revolution


Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
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This event is sold out. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please call 617-646-0557.

Study the revolution through the words and artifacts of the women who lived it. Correspondence demonstrates that women like Abigail Adams, Hannah Winthrop, and Mercy Otis Warren were vital consumers (and boycotters) of imported goods, and functioned as heads of household while their male family members served in the military or traveled on political missions. They recorded important events of the day, and, in the case of Warren, interpreted those events for a public audience. Throughout the workshop we will explore the daily lives of revolutionary women, including those who served as soldiers and secret agents, or followed the army as cooks and laundresses.

This program is open to educators and history enthusiasts. Teachers can earn 45 PDPs and two graduate credits (for an additional fee).

Dates: July 26-28, 2016

Times: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Fee: $35 per person

To Register: This workshop is sold out!

Program Highlights

  • Tour the Society's newest exhibition Turning Points: Decisive Moments in American History. 
  • Explore letters, diaries, and images from the Society's collection and participate in a hands-on activity that will engage your detective skills.
  • Discuss the intimate nature of women's political, social, and economic networks in colonial Boston with Dr. Serena Zabin.
  • Analyze paintings and artifacts at the Museum of Fine Arts.
  • Visit Old North Church investigate church records to discover untold stories of congregants, specifically women and African Americans.
  • Interpret life for colonial women through objects and structures at the Paul Revere House.

    • This program is funded in part by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.