Daughter, Wife, Quaker, Spy? The Women of Revolutionary Philadelphia (Virtual)
This virtual lecture examines the lives of four women living in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia as they struggle with identity and loyalties.
Fierce: Women of West Chester Walking Tour
Learn about the talented and courageous women that called West Chester home during this 1.5 hour walking tour!
Cecilia Beaux: A Modern Painter in the Gilded Age (Virtual Lecture)
Alice A. Carter, writer, artist, and professor, helps CCHC in celebrate Women’s History Month with the story of Philadelphia painter Cecelia Beaux.
Oral History Digitally Preserved
Black women share life experiences in West Chester, PA
The White Carnation and the Red: The Battle for Mother’s Day, 1858-1948
Join us for this virtual presentation exploring the surprisingly contentious history of Mother’s Day and how it ties into Chester County history.
Fierce: Women of West Chester Walking Tour
Learn about the talented and courageous women that called West Chester home with this 1.5 hour walking tour!
Fierce: Women of West Chester Walking Tour
Learn about the talented and courageous women that called West Chester home with this 1.5 hour walking tour!
Fierce: Women of West Chester Walking Tour
Women make up half the population, yet their stories have often been neglected, excluded, or marginalized in public memory. West Chester, long the center of battles for equality and civil […]
Hybrid Book Discussion – Ida Tarbell: Portrait of a Muckraker
Ida Tarbell, a native Pennsylvanian, lived during the era in which she was known as a “muckraker.” In our time she would have been known as an investigative reporter, with […]
The Red Rose Girls: An Uncommon Story of Art & Love (virtual)
Artists Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green, and Violet Oakley captivated early-twentieth-century Philadelphia with their brilliant careers and uncommon lifestyle. Nicknamed “The Red Rose Girls” by their mentor, illustrator Howard […]