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Florida’s Female Pioneers
March 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join Reflections of Manatee for an in-depth exploration of the founding women of Florida. Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a female physician, ran the first racially integrated free school in Florida (and probably the nation) after the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe kick-started Florida’s tourism industry with her 1873 book, Palmetto Leaves. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the first in her family to be born into freedom, became one of the first female college presidents in the world. Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was the first elected female tribal chair of any American Indian tribe in the nation.
Dr. Peggy Macdonald examines the lives of these women and others who have shaped the Sunshine State.
Funding for this program was provided in part through a Florida Humanities Community Project Grant in partnership with Reflections of Manatee.
Event Details
Event Date/time:
March 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm -
March 19, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
