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Women's History Month 2020
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11:00 am - "Revolutionary Fashions with Rebecca Franks"
by Eliza Vincz-Lichack
Meet Jewish American loyalist poet, wit, and fashion icon Rebecca Franks and hear all the latest Revolutionary gossip from Benedict Arnold’s wife Peggy Shippen’s closest friend. In this dynamic and lively presentation, fashion and politics collide as Miss Franks discusses what’s in, what’s out, and what’s been made a crime against fashion according to men in Patriot Congress. Learn about high fashion and higher opinions in this fun and interactive program from this prominent member of the loyalist society herself!
Eliza Vincz holds her BA in art history from Rosemont College with a focus in the socio-economic aspects of fashion in late 18th century America and Europe. She applies her studies to recreate high fashions that started revolutions using the seeming mundane activities such as getting dressed and taking tea to highlight women's active place in politics. She is a mezzo-soprano who enjoys singing pieces from comic operas and popular music from the 18th century with passion. Using recipes from historical treatises on cosmetics and hair, Eliza busts myths on historical hygiene with humor and enthusiasm making history just a little easier to understand. Eliza is an actress who portrays various historical women such as Eliza Hamilton and Theda Bara to give a unique perspective on history not regularly considered. With elegant historical teas and dances, Eliza shares the sights, sounds, tastes, and scents of history bridging the gap between the past and the present.
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12:00 am - "Remember the #Ladies: Women Printers and the Social Media of the American Revolution"
by Dr. Nora Slonimsky
From Common Sense to the Declaration of Independence, there are many iconic publications associated with the American Revolution. The importance of printing and of communication before, during, and after the war for independence is well established, with the social networks of the eighteenth century playing just as big a role in society as their digital counterparts do today. Women printers were pivotal to this work of the revolutionary movement, and yet they are often given only a small role in the history of media in the late eighteen century. This talk will remember, in the words of Abigail Adams, some of these ladies, women like Elizabeth Hunter Holt and Mary Katherine Goddard, and consider what impact their work had on Alexander and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.
Dr. Nora Slonimsky is the Gardiner Assistant Professor of History at Iona College, where she also serves as Director of the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies (ITPS). Nora’s research focuses on the intersection of intellectual property, commerce, and politics in colonial, revolutionary, and early national America. She is currently working on her first book, The Engine of Free Expression: Copyrighting The State in Early America, which is forthcoming with the University of Pennsylvania Press and won the Society for the History of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) prize for best manuscript. Alexander Hamilton features prominently in several chapters of Copyrighting the State, particularly in his role as one of the first IP lawyers in the United States! This project, as well as other research in the Digital Humanities, has been supported by the Huntington Library, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the New York Historical Society, and the America Antiquarian Society, among others. Nora also serves as the Social Media Editor for the Journal of the Early Republic, and teaches courses ranging from the American Revolution to copyright and innovation in US history that have digital and public history components.
You can follow her on twitter @NoraSlonimsky or check out her website, www.hamiltonsolo.com.
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1:00 pm - "The Women of Schuyler Mansion"
by Jessie Serfilippi
The "Schuyler Sisters” Eliza, Angelica, and Peggy have been causing quite a stir since Hamilton: An American Musical debuted, but did you know that there were actually five sisters? This presentation provides an in-depth look at the history of the Schuyler women, their daily lives, and the impact they had in shaping their family's history. It will also examine the lives, families, and stories of the women the Schuylers enslaved.
Jessie Serfilippi is a writer and a historical interpreter at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, NY. Her areas of research include the Schuyler women, the people the Schuylers enslaved, and Hamilton’s relationship to slavery. She’s been published in Fierce: Essays by and about Dauntless Women and has published As Odious and Immoral a Thing, Alexander Hamilton’s History as an Enslaver through Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site. She received her MFA in Creative Writing in 2018.
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This lively musical performance by Erik and Eliza Lichack will bring the story of the American loyalist to life through the eyes of socialite Rebecca Franks. During the revolution, her antics and humor were used as propaganda by rebels and redcoats alike. With Eliza Lichack portraying the witty thorn in Washington’s side, the duo will perform songs of the revolutionary era including “Mrs. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson’s Reel” written in her honor and published in 1785 by British officers stationed in the colonies as well as Purcell’s “Britons Strike Home,” which Rebecca Franks infamously parodied as “Britons Go Home” whilst dancing with General Sir Henry Clinton.
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3:00 pm - "Women in the Army: Past and Present" by Tamar Bains
This presentation will explore women in the Army, from the Revolutionary War up to present day. Tamar Bains will also talk about her own experience as an Army Veteran.Tamar Bains is an Army veteran that retired after 20 years of active duty service as a non-commissioned officer. While on active duty, Tamar attained the rank of Staff Sergeant, served in multiple assignments all over the world, including two tours of Iraq in 2006 and 2009. She retired in March of 2016 from Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
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