Hi, there. I hope your New Year is off to a good start.

I’m on what I thought was a winter hiatus . . . but a lot is happening here, behind the scenes, as additional bookings come in, from coast to coast. 

Below is my schedule for March through April—in Jersey, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. But please check in again; others are pending. 

You’ll find details on the three programs offered, at the end of this page (Women Breaking Loose) and on two of my website pages (Gettysburg: One Woman's War and Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire). 

Thanks for stopping by!

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* Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.

Women Breaking Loose: Stories by Kate Chopin and Edna Ferber

Englewood Public Library 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631           

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://www.englewoodlibrary.org/ (201) 568-2215 FREE

 

* Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m.

Women Breaking Loose: Stories by Kate Chopin and Edna Ferber

Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: http://www.springfieldpubliclibrary.com/ (973) 376 4930 FREE

 

* Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe

Sponsored by the Public Scholars Program, New Jersey Council for the Humanities      

Woodbury Public Library
33 Delaware Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: www.woodburylibrary.org (856) 845-2611 FREE

 

* Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe 

Sponsored by the Public Scholars Program, New Jersey Council for the Humanities      

AAUW, Somerset Hills Branch Venue: Bernards Township Library
32 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://www.bernardslibrary.org/ (908) 204-3031 FREE

 * Sunday, March 17, 2:00 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe 

Irvington Historical Society Venue: Irvington Public Library 12 South Astor Street, Irvington, NY 10533

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: http://www.irvingtonhistoricalsociety.org/ (914) 591-1020 FREE

* Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m.

Gettysburg: One Woman's War      by Elsie Singmaster

Simsbury Public Library—cosponsored by Simsbury Senior Center 725 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: http://www.simsburylibrary.info/ (860) 658-7663 FREE

 

* Monday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.

Gettysburg: One Woman's War      by Elsie Singmaster

Portland Public Library 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland, CT 06480 

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://www.portlandlibraryct.org/ (860) 342-6770 FREE

* Tuesday, March 26, 4:00 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe

Goshen Public Library 42B North Street, Goshen, CT 06756

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: http://www.goshenpublib.org/ (860) 491-3234 FREE

 

* Wednesday, March 27, 2:00 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe

Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd. Avon, CT 06001 

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://avonctlibrary.info/ (860) 673‑9712 FREE

 

* Thursday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe

Thomaston Public Library 248 Main Street, Thomaston, CT 06787

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: http://www.thomastonlibrary.org/                        (860) 283-4339 FREE

* Saturday, March 30, noon

Gettysburg: One Woman's War      by Elsie Singmaster

Bloomfield Public Library 90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://www.bplnj.org/ (973) 566-6200 FREE

 

* Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.

Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire  by Marie Jenney Howe

AAUW of Minneapolis The Gale Mansion, 2115 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://minneapolis-mn.aauw.net/ (612) 870-1662 $20 program only ($25 at the door); $45 dinner and program

 

* Monday, April 22, 7:00 p.m.

Women Breaking Loose: Stories by Kate Chopin and Edna Ferber

Clev J. Fredricksen Library  100 North 19th Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: www.fredricksenlibrary.org  (717) 761-3900 FREE

 

* Tuesday, April 23, 1:30 p.m.

The Bedquilt: Stories by Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, for Tea & Stitches 16 N Walnut Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

RESERVATIONS/QUESTIONS: https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/drupal/SIM (717) 766-0171 FREE 

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About Women Breaking Loose:

A century ago, Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings” and Edna Ferber’s “Representing T. A. Buck” tackled two dilemmas that women still face daily: Who comes first—my family or me? Where do I belong—at home or at work?”

A talk-back follows the hour-long program.

 

                                                                                                                    — MLR