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Florida’s Female Pioneers

April 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting its 2022-2023 live Speaker Series program. Learn how pioneering women shaped Florida in this twelth lecture. This lecture features Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated school in Florida, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, the first and only female Florida Seminole Tribal Chair.

Dr. Peggy Macdonald is a public historian and adjunct professor at Stetson University and Indian River State College. She has written about local and Florida history for FORUM Magazine, Gainesville Magazine, Our Town Magazine, and Senior Times. She is currently working on a book about Florida’s female pioneers.

This program is free, including an opening reception with refreshments at 9:30AM. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building, and the handicap entrance is at the rear of the building. Funding is provided in part through a Florida Humanities Community Project Grant with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and in partnership with the Ormond Beach Historical Society. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Event Details

Event Date/time:

April 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am -
April 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am

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Presenter Information:
Dr. Peggy Macdonald, Public Historian and Adjunct Professor, Stetson University and Indian River State College
Event Fee:
Free
Event Type:
In-person

Event Contact:

Randy Jaye
Phone:
(407) 497-5755
Email:
randyjaye@gmail.com

Event Venue:

Anderson-Price Memorial Building
42 N Beach Street
Ormond Beach, FL 32174 United States
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Venue Phone:
(407) 497-5755

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