Posts Tagged ‘women’
in What's New
March 4, 2013
Would You Send This Woman into Combat?
Emily Geiger
From Martha Washington’s mobilization of the home front to modern women in combat roles, what do women contribute to the Armed Forces?
Share your opinions in the comments below.
in History
April 10, 2012
Meet Ann Wager
The first mistress of Williamsburg’s school for African-American children, Ann Wager was a woman ahead of her time.
March 8, 2012
Women’s History Month programs highlight women’s roles
Among the new programs offered this year is “Martha’s Decision, Oney’s Choice.” Martha Washington’s favorite slave, Oney, has run away.
Hear from the First Lady and Oney as they try to understand what happened in a relationship that was so intimate and yet so distant at 12:30 p.m. March 2, 9, 12, 22 and 26 at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. This program is included in Historic Area or museum admission.
Find more programs in the event calendar.
in What's New
March 1, 2012
Celebrate Women’s History Month
In the month of March, we commemorate the ideas and contributions of 18th-century women. Learn more about the determination and inspiration that succeeded in a period of decided inequality.
Read more about the women of Williamsburg.
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