Scholarship on the mother of George Washington, Mary Ball Washington. This popular event was set up some time ago, to help us understand the world, the time, the experiences of Martha Washington and other women of the 18th century. One of those women is of course Mary Ball Washington. The library hosted this event in womens History Month in the month of march but because of the closure here we are tonight. I want to mention a couple of things. One important thing i think everyone in the audience probably knows by now but i cant say it too many times, mount vernon is open. With open to audiences come to visit i should say to come to mount vernon and you have an opportunity to stroll the grounds to see the museum and education center. Quite soon we will open the magic but thats not ready yet because of the particular challenges the United States faces. But continue to support mount vernon in that way. Another thing only as an upcoming event. On july 8, that is coming right up right aroun
We have opened to audiences to visitors to come to melbourne and you have an opportunity to come strolled around, see the museum and Education Center and soon we will be able to open the mansion but better yet with particular challenges, maybe not a safe space for visitors, come visit and continue to support mall burning in that way. Another thing ill mention is an upcoming event, on july 8 coming up around the corner, using book talk, we will feature judge ginsburg who is the host and creator of the miniseries on the constitution but hell be interviewed by someone who is important and knows whats right, please join us for that conversation with justice ken briggs and david rubenstein. In the exploration. Tonights event is going to involve three panelists and i wont describe to you but i do want to introduce our guests and moderator doctor karen wolf in the director of the institute of American History and culture, professor of history of william and mary in a recent watch library foll
She took on a much harder cast she went from being june cleaver to joan crawford. In the fact of the matter was neither was true and both was true. There was someplace in the middle. When i got into the scholarship and the research i found out this is a very talented woman even one recent biographer in a recent biographer of washington said she was on weathered. Unlettered person. She also lived in fergus berg. It was a blue booming metropolis. What emerged for me was the fact that im in sport sophisticated woman had been there. Between martha in myself i and myself i think we were starting to address the idea that she needs to be looked at more closely. George as you mentioned died when he was only 12 years old. And it occurred to me he was never around all that much. Where did he achieve all of these qualities. They have to come from somebody. I think they can crack correct conclusion came from his mother. Not just because she have George Washington but how she raised him. Its really
That is really great. I love your emphasis on the challenge and creativity involved. And i guess it underscores a key point especially when were trying to write about enslaved women who are really known to us almost primarily either relationship to someone who enslaved them and you think about the incredible achievement of erika dunbar writing that biography of judge and letting her be an individual in her own right and letting her have her own life when you only have to point of access to her individual voice. Interviews she gave in the mid19th century describing what happened when she ran away from washington so i think you make such an important point about seeing women asindividuals and not just in their relationship to other people so thank you a lot. I want to go back to this question with martha about curvature and asking martha, i want to ask you two things although i want to ask you to be brief about them but the first one is about curvature and if you could quickly, i know yo
Martha washington and other women of the eighteenth century. One of them is Mary Ball Washington. The month of march is womens History Month but part of the closure, here we are tonight. Mention a couple steps, one important thing the audience probably knows by now. To come to mount vernon, you have an opportunity to stroll the ground and see the museum quite soon. Those particular challenges, please come to the mount vernon support mount vernon in that way. July 8th coming around the corner, will feature justice ginsburg, the host and creator of the recent pbs miniseries on the constitution interviewed by someone no less notable, david rubenstein, join us for that conversation so we can learn more about the constitution. Three panelists i wont describe to you, doctor karen wolf, historian of early america, and the director of the omaha professor of history at william and mary and working on a project when i came, bond lineage in the history of genealogy. Welcome. Thank you. It is cool