In this talk, Professor Rachel Hope Cleves (University of Victoria) will discuss her experiences unearthing the histories of sex and gender in archives large and small, and how she turns those archival discoveries into award-winning articles and books.

REGISTER for the free talk at https://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/events/sex-and-gender-in-the-archives.

Best known for her 2014 book Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America, which she researched at the Henry Sheldon Museum, Rachel Hope Cleves has also researched and written about a teenage female poet of the American Revolution, a gender-bending woman educator from 19th-century Illinois, a notorious British writer of the early 20th century, and further research that sheds new light on the history of sex and gender.

This talk, part of the "Elephant in the Room" lecture series, is presented by the Henry Sheldon Museum with support from Vermont Humanities and additional support from Dinse.

Jan 4, 2025, 5 to 8 PM

Jan 7, 2025, 2 to 4 PM

Jan 8, 2025, 7 to 8 PM