- Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 March 2017 03:03
The Bradford House Museum and Washington & Jefferson College present the annual Symposium on Life and Customs in Western Pennsylvania: Remember the Ladies - An Evening with Abigail Adams, on Friday, March 31, 2017 at The Chapel at Old Main, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington PA.
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| Kim Hanley as Abigail Adams |
We often hear about America's founding fathers, but little is said about our founding mothers. In a time when women were relegated to domestic duties and often had little formal education, Abigail Adams was one of the first advocates for equal education and property rights for women.
Abigail Smith Adams was an educated upper class woman whose well-articulated opinions on government, politics and life in general influenced at least two American presidents: her husband, President John Adams, and her son, President John Quincy Adams. She embraced her role as wife and mother, passionately embodying the Enlightenment concept of Woman as keeper of household virtue.
Kim Hanley, an actor, singer, costumer and dancer, began interpreting Abigail Adams with American Historical Theatre in 1997.
Preregistration is $18 per person. $20 per person at the door. Register online, by calling 724-222-3604, or by a check mailed to the Bradford House, PO Box 537, Washington PA 15301. Preregistration closes on March 27.
For more information please call 724-222-3604 or visit www.bradfordhouse.org/symposium.
Remember the Ladies - An Evening with Abigail Adams
Friday, March 31, 2017
6:30 p.m. - Doors and displays open
7:00 p.m. - Symposium speakers
9:00 p.m. - Reception and displays
