September 2018
Susanna Rowson in Medford
Free
The Medford Historical Society and Museum presents "Susanna Rowson in Medford: Novels, Schools and Scandals in 1799," a talk by professor Steven Epley of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Susanna Rowson (1762-1824), an early American best-selling author, ran a girls school in Medford in 1799. Epley will speak on Rowson's connections to Medford and how she may have used material from a Medford scandal in her novels. Learn about the curious case of Joseph and Mary Wyman and their daughter, Susan…
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