Florida Talks Florida History "Boston Marriages gone South"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Leesburg Public Library
Meeting Room A

Event Details

Betty Jean Steinshouer, Author, HIstorian, Actress presents:   Boston Marriages gone South.  Here are the lives of four lesbian couples who traveled to Florida together in the 19th and 20th centuries, long before marriage equality:  Sarah Orne Jewett and Annie Fields; Katharine Loring and Alice James; Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Carolyn Percy Cole; Elizabeth Bishop and Louise Crane.  They all gravitated to the Land of Flowers and here are the lessons they learned. Choose to attend in person at the library or live via Zoom.

“This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Leesburg Public Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.”

Event Type(s): Educational
Age Group(s): Adults

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