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Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle fo…

Who were the women who were part of George Washington’s life during the Revolution and as the new United States took form? Charlene M. Boyer Lewis and George Boudreau explained that they ran…

Cynthia Kierner discussed her new book, Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood, which examines the various ways early Americans responde…

George Washington’s Mount Vernon hosted the annual Martha Washington Lecture, which highlights new thinking about her life and times. This year, the focus was on two 18th century women. Amhe…

Author and history professor Cynthia Kierner talked about her book, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello, and discussed the impact and importance of Thomas Jefferson’s daughter.…