Lectures and Events
2013
CONCERT - APRIL 7
Our 2013 season begins Sunday, April 7, with a special concert by Lorraine and Bennett Hammond. "Heart for a Song" will include songs from and about Cornwall. Join us for an afternoon of musical fun!
2 p.m., Town Hall, 26 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT
Free
MOVIE SCREENING - MAY 18
Come watch and discuss "Iron Jawed Angels," a movie about the struggle for women's right to vote.
7 p.m., Cornwall Library
Free
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION - JUNE 28
Help us celebrate the opening of this year's exhibit, "Women's Rights: Cornwall's Radicals, Rebels, and Reformers." Refreshments will be served.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Cornwall Historical Society
Free
CURATOR'S TALK - JULY 14
Raechel Guest, Curator of this year's exhibit, will discuss the history of women's rights in Cornwall and the United States, highlighting Cornwall women who broke through the social boundaries of their times.
2 p.m., Cornwall Historical Society
Free
FAMILY DAY - JULY 28
Join us for a fun-filled, hands-on afternoon discovering "The Whey It Was" with Debra Tyler of Cornwall Bridge's Local Farm.
2 p.m., Cornwall Historical Society
Free
TALK and TEA - AUGUST 18
Roberta Willis, State Representative from the 64th District, will discuss "A Woman in the House: A Perspective on Gender in Politics."
2 p.m., Town Hall
Free
TALK and TEA - SEPTEMBER 22
Jill Sheffield, founder of Women Deliver, a global advocacy organization, will present "Of Course WOMEN DELIVER -- Both Locally and Globally."
Sheffield was one of few civil society representatives appointed to the UN Secretary General’s Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health. She currently serves on the board of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation. Jill is also the founder of Family Care International (FCI), a distinguished non-governmental organization and winner of the 2008 United Nations Population Award for outstanding work in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
2 p.m., Town Hall
Free
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