Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House Adult & Teacher Education

2024 Hybrid Summer Conversational Series

The Alcotts and Resilience

Sunday ~ Thursday     July 14 ~ 18, 2024

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Turmoil and Transition in 19th Century America

SLAVERY & ABOLITION

"Arrival of a Party at League Island" (near Philadelphia, 1856) by

John Osler in William Still's The Underground Railroad (1872)

EDUCATION REFORM

Math Class in a New England Dame School, circa 1850

WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE

"Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote" by H. Balling,

Harper's Weekly engraver, November 25, 2871

Daily Schedule of Presentations

Presenter / Guest Biographies

Clare Comm

Julia Dabbs

Cathlin Davis

Gabrielle Donnelly

Joseph Draper

Lisa Eck

Azelina Flint

Anne-Laure François

Michael Frederick

Jason Giannetti

Lauren Gunderson

William Healey III

Andrea Eugster Ingold

Carolyn Maibor

Tara Lynn Marta

Kristi Lynn Martin

Julie Morfee

Mark Hamilton Ostrander

Daniel Shealy

David E. Storey

Affiliations and images of Presenters/Special Guests appear here; for brief biographies, click here

Please note:

• Sessions will be held in person at The Concord School of Philosophy on the grounds of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA  01742  USA) and offered virtually

• Orchard House is a "mask-friendly" site, but face masks are optional for entry; complimentary masks are available at our Front Desk and in The School

• Snacks and lunch will not be served by Orchard House, but complimentary boxed water will be available; participants are urged to bring additional beverages and food for breaks/lunch periods

• For virtual participants, all session times are ET (Eastern Time)

• All virtual participants must register/pre-pay in full in order to receive access link(s)

• Members of "Friends of the Alcotts" receive a 10% discount on this Series and all of our programs  (Join / Renew)

Registration Details

• Our online registration process uses secure credit card processing

• As a convenience, multiple registrations may be made with one form submission

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