Harriet tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, underground railroad conductor, and union army scout during the civil war. Next, karen hill of the Harriet Tubman house talks about Harriet Tubmans lesserknown role as an activist in the Womens Suffrage Movement. The president Woodrow Wilson house hosts this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Good evening. I am the executive director at the Woodrow Wilson house. It is truly my pleasure to welcome you to the first of a series of speaking events we are going to have on a suffrage series. The wilson house, if you have not been here before, is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Wilson and his wife edith lived in this house. Edith turned it over to the National Trust in 1961 on her death. It has been lovingly cared for. We welcome you tonight. I wanted to tell you about how we started this speaker series. Our senior manager said to me this su
She learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. She was reading the landscape, foraging for food, reading the stars, being comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the field with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about her retirement life and the underground railroad will fade as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see the one on the far south. It helps us keep the Visitor Center warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We also have rain barrels to collect that excess water and we use it to water our vegetation. We also have photovoltaic light, we turn them off at night to do programs and also we have a concern on light pollution. The light is filtered downwards. So you can enjoy the night sky. And the far en
It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading the landscape, foraging for food, walking through the woods reading the stars, being , comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the fields with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is over time, it will and weather and begin to fade. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life and the underground railroad will fade as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see the one on the far south. That helps us keep the Visitor Center warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We also have rain barrels to collect the excess water and we use it to water our vegetation. We also have photovoltaic lights. We turn them off at night to do and
The grounds and exhibits to learn about the lives of escaped slaves, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist, Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubmans underground railroad state park. Here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born about three miles east of here in the town of madison and spent a lot of time in this area. It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading the landscapes, reading the stars, foraging for food, and being comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the timber fields spent with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life and the underground railroad will fade, as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see