October 2010

Friday, 10/22/2010

Madame Secretary Frances Perkins, a Play and Dinner celebrating 15th Anniversary of Worcester Women's History Project
5:30 PM-9:00 PM Maxwell-Silverman's Toolhouse, 25 Union St, Worcester, MA - $50
Worcester Women's History Project is celebrating its 15th Anniversary and the 160th Anniversary of the historic first National Woman's Rights Convention which was held in Worcester and attended by 1,000 people. 5:30 Reception, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 a one-woman play "Madame Secretary Frances Perkins" performed by Ann Marie Shea. Frances Perkins had ties to Worcester. She was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet and who served as U.S. Secretary of Labor (1933-1945). Reservations required by October 13.
Sponsored by: Worcester Women's History Project
For more information, e-mail info@wwhp.org or call 508-767-1852.

Saturday, 10/23/2010

Developing the Women's Political Voice, an event of Worcester Women's History Project
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA - Free
Developing the Women's Political Voice - a video originally developed as an episode of Along the Blackstone, a production of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, with support from the Blackstone River Theatre. Members of the Worcester Women's History Project dressed in period clothing assisted in the filming of this program. Followed by a discussion with Chuck Arning, the National Park Service Lead Ranger for the Corridor as well as director and host of the program. Free and open to the public.
For more information, e-mail info@wwhp.org or call 508-767-1852.

Related Events

The following are other women related events happening in the area that are not sponsored by WWHP.

September 2010

Saturday, 9/11/2010

History of the Wachusett Reservoir
11:00 AM-1:00 PM Old Stone Church, Route 12 and Beaman Street, West Boylston, MA - FREE
All ages are welcome to this FREE educational program. Come and meet the Rangers and hear all about the history behind the Wachusett Reservoir. Learn how and why the reservoir was constructed in the Nashua River Valley over 100 years ago. Listen to spooky legends and fun facts about the reservoir. There will be a slideshow presentation inside of the Old Stone Church as well as a display of actual photographs taken before and during the reservoir construction. Bring a chair along if you would like to sit.
For more information, e-mail rebecca.baronoski@state.ma.us.

Wednesdays, Saturdays, 9/15/2010 - 9/18/2010

September Tour of the Month: The Monumental Women of WAM
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA - Free with Museum admission. 17 and under always free.
There are many women of importance and power portrayed throughout the Worcester Art Museum collection; meet a few on this lively tour with docent Jan Parise.
For more information, e-mail information@worcesterart.org.

Tuesday, 9/21/2010

Victorian Tea ~ Victorian Customs
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm Street, Millbury, MA - $20.00
Travel back to the genteel and refined Victorian era by attending our very special Victorian Tea. The evening not only includes a proper tea, but also offers many educational elements about tea etiquette and Victorian customs --calling cards, protocol, and language of flowers This is an event which promises to entertain and educate. Flowers from the estate's gardens grace the rooms of the Mansion this time of year. Limited seating, by reservation only. Admission is $20.00 all inclusive (tea, coffee, tea sandwiches, fresh fruits, and dainty desserts, all presented from silver service). For reservations contact the Mansion at 508-865-0855.

For more information, e-mail watersmansion@aol.com.

Wednesday, 9/22/2010

First Annual State of the Schools Address
7:00 PM-8:30 PM Worcester Technical High School, Fuller Auditorium, 1 Skyline Drive, Worcester, MA - FREE
Hosted by the Worcester Education Collaborative and the Office of the Superintendent, Worcester Public Schools. Dr. Melinda Boone, Superintendent of the Worcester Public will give her remarks followed by a respondent panel including a representative from higher education, a parent, a student, and a local business owner.Light refreshments served. Program begins at 7:00pm in the Fuller Auditorium.
Sponsored by: The Worcester Public Schools and the Worcester Education Collaborative
For more information, e-mail jcorazzini@wecollaborative.org or call 508-757-5631x222.

Thursday, 9/30/2010

Grant Writing Workshop & Artist Social
6:30 PM-8:30 PM WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester's Community Radio Station, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA - Free and Open to the Public
Second of two planned workshops designed to assist potential applicants for Worcester Arts Council (formerly the Worcester Cultural Commission) 2011 cultural grant program. Opportunity to meet members of the Council and ask questions as you prepare your application. Application deadline is October 15th.
For more information, e-mail culture@worcestermass.org.

October 2010

Sunday, 10/3/2010

Meet the Artist
1:00 PM-4:00 PM Worcester Animal Rescue League, 139 Holden Street, Worcester, MA - Free
Come meet photographer Jessica Walsh, view the installation and learn more about how she captures the true personality of our beloved pets through her unique, modern approach to the photographic medium.
Sponsored by: Worcester Animal Rescue League
For more information, e-mail petshelp@aol.com or call 508-853-0030.

Tuesday, 10/12/2010

Betsy Ross: The Life behind the Legend by Marla R. Miller
7:30 PM-9:00 PM American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA - Free
Legend has it that Betsy Ross created the first American flag. The truth is far less certain and far more interesting. In this program Marla Miller, author of the recently published Betsy Ross and the Making of America, describes how she came to research and write the first scholarly biography of Ross. The story she uncovers is a richly textured study of Rosss long and remarkable life, which included three marriages, seven children, and a successful career as a seamstress and upholsterer. The book also examines the world of Philadelphia artisans and provides new insights into the world of middle-class crafts people, women, and work during the tumultuous years of our nations founding.

Marla R. Miller is an associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is director of the public history program there. She has won the Organization of American Historians' Lerner-Scott Prize for the Best Dissertation in Women's History and the Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Colonial History. Her first book, The Needles Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution (2006), won the Costume Society of Americas Millia Davenport Publication Award for the best book in the field for that year.


Sponsored by: American Antiquarian Society
For more information, e-mail library@mwa.org or call 508-755-5221.

Thursday, 10/21/2010

Reflections on A Midwifes Tale By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
7:30 PM-9:00 PM American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA - Free
The book A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary, 17851812 quickly became a model of social history when it was published in 1990. The book examines the life of one Maine midwife and provides a vivid examination of ordinary life in the early American republic, including the role of women in the household and local market economy, the nature of marriage, sexual relations, family life, aspects of medical practice, and the prevalence of crime and violence. The book won many awards including the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Bancroft Prize. A Midwifes Tale was also developed into a film of the same name which aired on The American Experience television program. In this lecture Professor Ulrich reflects upon some of the scholarly, popular, and political responses to the book and considers its impact on her own more recent work.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University, where she teaches in the History Department. She is also the author of Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Early New England, 16501750 (1982); The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth (2001); and Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History (2007).


Sponsored by: American Antiquarian Society
For more information, e-mail library@mwa.org or call 508-755-5221.

Sunday, 10/24/2010

Mothers of Conservation Nature Walk
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Avenue, Worcester, MA
Take a guided nature walk on the gentle trails of Broad Meadow Brooks 400-acre wildlife sanctuary while learning about some of the trailblazing women in the history of the conservation movement, including the two outspoken women who started the Massachusetts Audubon Society. This program commemorates the 160th anniversary of the 1st National Womens Rights Convention in Worcester. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. Sponsored by Mass Audubon at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
For more information, e-mail bmbrook@massaudubon.org.

November 2010

Wednesday, 11/3/2010

Cynthia Enloe: How Long Does "Post War" Last For Women? Some Feminist Clues
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Assumption College: Kennedy Memorial Hall/Public Safety, Alden Trust Auditorium, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Cynthia Enloe, a Research Professor at Clark University and author of 12 books including, Nimos War, Emmas War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War, will discuss assumptions that the Iraq War is "over" and contrast that with the on-going effects of war for both Iraqi and American women. Enloe will look not only at Iraq but also at the ways in which women in many countries (including the US) deal with war's effects long after the media turns away.

Sponsored by: Assumption College's Passport to the World of Women Series, Womens Studies program, and Office of Multicultural Affairs
For more information, e-mail maleone@assumptioncollege.edu or call 508-767-7126.

July 2011

Thursday, 7/21/2011

Third Thursdays LIVE: Music: SPF4, Tour: Leisure, Pleasure, & the Birth of the Modern French Woman
Worcester Art Museum, Outdoors, weather permitting/The Museum Cafe, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA - FREE for Members; $14 nonmembers
Chill out to the surf-inspired sounds of SPF4 and tour our current exhibition, Leisure, Pleasure, & the Birth of the Modern French Woman. Always great company, cash bar.
For more information, e-mail membership@worcesterart.org.

August 2011

Thursday, 8/18/2011

Third Thursdays LIVE: Music: Thre3, Tour: The Strange Life of Objects: The Art of Annette Lemieux
5:30 PM-8:00 PM Worcester Art Museum, Outdoors, weather permitting/The Museum Cafe, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA - FREE for Members; $14 nonmembers
There is no better way to spend a summer evening than to listen to music outdoors in the Stoddard Garden Court and take a tour at the Worcester Art Museum. This August, enjoy classic and modern rock with Thre3 and tour an exhibition featuring the contemporary work of New England-based artist Annette Lemieux. Always great company, cash bar.
For more information, e-mail membership@worcesterart.org.

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