29 Results for tag "Women"

• 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.

• Evening Program: Revolutionary Points of View

  Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution. There are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.

• DIY Craft: Quilting

  Discover the story of Emma Russell, quilter, and enjoy a mini-quilting project.

• Hands-on: Daily Life

  Participate in the daily activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy House.

• Presentation: Two-Spirits in American Indian Life

  Join a member of our American Indian Initiative as they explore the lives of two-spirit indigenous people who embody both female and male spirits.

• 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.

• Performance: Is Our Love Enough

  Join Sarah and Lewis Hallam as they step through the trials of marriage, family, and the theatre in the 1770s

• Conversation: Meet a Person of the Past

  Meet people of the past for some informal conversation or activity.

• Performance: Visit with Martha Washington

  Step into the past with Martha Washington, our Nation’s first First Lady. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges she faced.

• Performance: Visit with Jane Vobe

  Step into the past with Jane Vobe, keeper of the tavern "where all the best people resorted". Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges she faced.

• Performance: Finding Jane Vobe

  A sneak peek behind the scenes into the research behind Colonial Williamsburg's newest Nation Builder Jane Vobe.

• DIY Craft: Jane Austen

  Explore objects on exhibit through the works of Jane Austen, then make an inspired bookmark to take home.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.