Stories from the Holler: Suffragist, Reproductive Rights Activist, Artist, Writer - Mary Ware Dennett

On Tuesday, October 27, we held our fourth A Sense of Place event, Stories from the Holler: Suffragist, Reproductive Rights Activist, Artist, Writer - Mary Ware Dennett. Historian Dr. Helen Frink interviewed Sharon Spaulding about the remarkable Mary Ware Dennett, a woman ahead of her time. During her life, Dennett (1872 - 1947) was a leader in the Arts and Crafts movement, second-in-command of the National Suffrage organization in New York, founder of the first national birth control league in the U.S., and a champion of free speech and sex-education.

You can watch the recording of the event on our YouTube Channel or click below.

Beginning on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Chase's Mill launched a monthly series of virtual gatherings entitled, A Sense of Place, and continued to explore the stor...

This video and the virtual programming event were made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 
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