Virtual Lecture: Early American Women in Science: Stories of Practice and Perseverance

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join Jennifer Linker, Associate Professor of History at Northeastern University as she explores women in science in the early 19th century. This talk will provide examples of how women in early America practiced science and explain why some women were able to succeed as scientific practitioners while others faded into obscurity.

Book Discussion – All That She Carried OR Wake (hybrid)

Join the discussion!  The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected two books. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles "In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her […]

The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army (Author Q & A)

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

Join Ali Watkins at the Chester County History Center for a lively conversation and audience Q&A about her new book: "The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army." This is an in-person event. Doors open at 6pm; the event begins at 7pm. Book signing to follow discussion.

National History Day – CCHC closed to the public

CCHC will be closed to the public March 21-22 as they serve as the location for the Southeastern PA National History Day competition. Normal hours resume March 26th at 10AM.

Book Discussion – Silent Spring OR The Serviceberry OR Braiding Sweetgrass(hybrid)

Join the discussion!  The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected three books. Silent Spring Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring altered the course of history. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of […]