The Essex Community Historical Society and the Chittenden County Historical Society are co-sponsoring a program, "The Mysterious Girl-Boy: Gender, Sexuality, and Madness in Victorian Vermont" with speaker, Elizabeth Allen.
Come and learn why Emma Sands, a 24-year-old schoolteacher from Essex Center, run away from her job, cut her hair short, dress in boy's clothes, steal a canal boat, and escape down Lake Champlain in the summer of 1879. Follow Emma's journey and discover a fascinating intersection of gender, sexuality, and madness.
Nov 16, 2024, 9 to 11 AM
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