25 Results for tag "Women"
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Evening Program: Cry Witch
Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.
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Evening Program: Revolutionary Points of View
Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.
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DIY Craft: Quilting
Discover the story of Emma Russell, quilter, and enjoy a mini-quilting project.
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Hands-on: Daily Life
Participate in the daily activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy House.
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Film: Williamsburg – The Story of a Patriot
See the 1957 film, in its vibrant 70mm format, that tells the story of a Virginia planter deciding to join the patriot cause.
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Conversation: Meet a Person of the Past
Find people of the past near for some informal conversation or activity.
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Performance: Finding Jane Vobe
A sneak peek behind the scenes into the research behind Colonial Williamsburg's newest Nation Builder Jane Vobe.
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DIY Craft: Jane Austen
Explore objects on exhibit through the works of Jane Austen, then make an inspired bookmark to take home.
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Special Event: Dressing the Holiday Bride
Discover the world of 18th-century bridal wear as our mantua-makers and milliners make a gown and other fineries worn for that happiest "day of days" and beyond.
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Performance: My Dear Madam
Mrs. Washington reflects on her life in the public eye and how her friendship with Mrs. Adams has shaped the role of the president’s lady.
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Performance: Music of Queen Anne's World
The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in the early 18th century.
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Women's History Month
Learn even more about Women's History Month by exploring these resources from both our museum and other trusted institutions.
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Stories of Women
Women played important, and at times, unexpected, roles in early Williamsburg. Their stories, often hidden in the historical record, illuminate their rich contributions to the social, economic, and political life of eighteenth-century Virginia. Join us as we celebrate and examine the experiences, lives, and relationships of these women.
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5 Things You Might Not Have Known About Martha Washington
Learn five things you might not have known about America's First Lady—Martha Washington was an incredible woman in her own right. Read on to learn more.
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How We Know What We Know About Milliner Margaret Hunter
Milliner Margaret Hunter was a single businesswoman in a male-dominated economic system in the 18th century. Read on to learn more about this incredible woman.
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Cutting to the Chase
In the 18th century, gowns were made by cutting to the body for the perfect or stitching a new one based on an old garment. Learn more about the process.
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To Make Ends Meet: Working Women in the 18th Century
Explore the life of the working women in the 18th century. Learn how female participation in the workforce enabled America to become an economic superpower.
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A Woman Computer
Finding a practical yet reliable method for determining longitude at sea was one of the major scientific quandaries of the 18th century. In 1759, John Harrison debuted his H4 chronometer which ran reliably enough to make the longitude calculation a simple multiplication problem. Unfortunately, devices like Harrison’s “longitude watch” remained …
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Myth Busting with Martha
Ever wondered if there's any truth to the myths surrounding the Washingtons? Uncover the facts from the interpreter known for portraying Martha Washington.
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The Ladies Advisory Committee
Discover how the Ladies Advisory Committee played an important role in restoring the interior decoration of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. Read to learn more.
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Norfolk to Nova Scotia: Judith Jackson's Crooked Road to Freedom
Cover image of “Book of Negroes,” Courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives.Graham Russell Hodges, ed., The Book of Negroes: African Americans in Exile After the American Revolution (New York: Fordham University Press, 2021), 197.“Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation,” Museum of the American Revolution.Sylvia Frey, Water from the Rock: Black Resistance in a Revolutionary …
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Who Did I Marry? Margaret Bannerman and the Gold Digger
[Note: the historical account described below includes domestic violence.]What do you do when you discover that your new husband isn’t the man you thought he was? Margaret Bannerman placed an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette.
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Unheard Witness: The Hidden Testimony of Lydia Broadnax
COVER IMAGE: Actor-interpreter Brigitte Jackson in the quarters of the George Wythe kitchen.Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 9, 1806.George Wythe Munford’s account is discussed at greater length below. George Wythe Munford, The Two Parsons; Cupid’s Sports; the Dream; and the Jewels of Virginia (Richmond: J. D. K. Sleight, 1884), 422–23. On Broadnax’s …
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Abigail Briggs: An Indigenous Woman in a White Court
This account of the enslaved man Dick’s death is based on the only known description of that event, in Francis Fauquier’s account of Abigail Briggs’s trial. Fauquier describes Sturges as testifying “against” Briggs, indicating that her testimony likely did not support Briggs’ account of events. See Francis Fauquier to Board …
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A Bold Type: Clementina Rind’s Revolutionary Press
Not long after her husband’s funeral, Clementina Rind sat down at his desk, now hers, to write. “Being now unhappily forced to enter upon Business on my own Account,” she wrote, she was obliged to ask the subscribers of her newspaper the Virginia Gazette to “be punctual” in sending payments.Her …