"Elite Women in the Business of Slavery"
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum – Sunday, May 21 at 2:00 PM
After George Washington died, widowed Martha Washington supported herself, in part, through the unpaid labor of her enslaved workers. Same with Patrick Henry's sister Annie Henry Christian. Never-married Kate McCall of Virginia did similarly. This presentation will explore how these socially elite women of the revolutionary & early federal eras participated in plantation and commercial enterprises through the institution of slavery, and the consequences therein.
...and what does that have to do with Ethan Allen's eldest surviving daughter Lucy Caroline Allen Hitchcock? Join the presentation to find out!
The talk will be onsite but also available via Zoom. Go to www.ethanallenhomestead.org to register.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Alexandra Garrett is an Assistant Professor of early American history at Saint Michael's College in Colchester. She moved to Burlington from Charlottesville, Virginia, where she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. She specializes in women, business, and slavery during the revolutionary and early national eras. She's working on a book that examines how one elite Virginian woman, named Catharine Flood McCall, managed her ironworks enterprises using enslaved labor in Richmond, Virginia during the turn of the 19th century.
The Homestead Monthly Lecture Program is free, with a recommended donation (if you are financially able) of $10. Each lecture is followed by Q&A with the presenter. To find out more information, including upcoming speakers, please visit: https://ethanallenhomestead.org/programs/lecture-series/
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