Louise V. North, Janet M. Wedge and Landa M. Freeman
In the Words of Women - The Revolutionary War and the Birth of the Nation, 1765-1799
Thursday, April 12th at 6:00 p.m.
In their own voices, people living through the Revolution tell of their harrowing experiences: seeing their houses and livelihoods seized by soldiers, children shot at, fields burned and iron pots stolen, their loyalties tested. The writers also speak of the ordinary details of daily living. We hear women aspiring to have a voice in public life, or thoughts on political philosophy; and those living purely in the domestic sphere. We hear from the privileged and the not; the free and the bond; the patriot, the reluctant patriot, and the loyalist. We see what it does to a population to live under an occupation. We hear citizens bearing witness to the collateral damage from war. In the Words of Women has been called “suspenseful, terrifying, funny, quaint, unjust, sad, charming, domestic, heartbreaking, cruel, cold, wet, endearing, exasperating, scary, tender, and human.” The authors also wrote and edited the Selected Letters of John Jay and Sarah Livingston Jay.
This lecture will be held in the Ballroom at John Jay Homestead State Historic Site at 7:00 P.M., registration beginning at 6:00 P.M. with light refreshments and a viewing of the new Back Parlor Exhibit, "Am I Not Myself a Woman?" The First Generations of Jay Women at Bedford. A book signing will follow the lecture. Reservations recommended.
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