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Family history can be a double-edged sword. In this unique program, our two author-panelists, Lee Hawkins and Martha Jones, will reveal how gaining knowledge of their family’s past and Black history in America became, first, a necessity and, finally, a powerful and productive force in their lives. Don’t miss hearing about their family history research, its impact on their lives, and how they and their families move forward.
Moderated by Thavolia Glymph
Special for Women’s History Month: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women Margaret Fuller, the Peabody Sisters, and Elizabeth Bishop, presents her own life and work. Don’t miss hearing from Megan Marshall, the "gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times), her presentation and conversation with fellow biographer Janice Nimura.
Moderated by Janice Nimura
HYBRID EVENT | Venture back to the 19th Century to meet statesman George Boutwell, who fought for racial and economic equality alongside Presidents Lincoln and Grant. Hear from his biographer, also a distant relation, author Jeffrey Boutwell, and Harvard professor Robert Putnam about this remarkable man, his family, and this turbulent, formative period in American history.