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Women's History Consortium: Women's Health and Hygiene in Early America - Washington Crossing Historic Park
The third annual Women’s History Consortium, hosted by Mrs. Boice’s Historie Academie, will be held at Washington Crossing Historic Park on March 3 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Join us for a day of engaging and insightful presentations on some of the details of home life for colonial women in the late 18th century. Presentations include: Foul Bodies: Cleanliness in Early America (Keynote) – Dr. Kathleen M. Brown, University of Pennsylvania professor and historian “Afraid To Be Alone in the Dark”: The Hidden Fragility of Family Life in Colonial New England – Nicholas A. Bonneau, consulting scholar for the Mutter Read More