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February 3, 2020 by Museums on the Green

VIRTUAL TALK: “Coast to Coast in 48 Hours” with Anne Barrett

COAST TO COAST IN 48 HOURS
On July 7, 1929, Charles Lindbergh’s dream of coast-to-coast travel came true. That’s when Transcontinental Air Transport (T.A.T.) began providing passenger service between New York and Los Angeles using airplanes by day and trains by night. The ambitious trip across the country on what would become known as the “The Lindberg Line” took 48 hours, cutting the 72 hour travel time by rail alone by two-thirds. A one-way ticket cost $338, more than half the price of a new Ford Model A or a Chevrolet Coach. As you can imagine, only a select few passengers–most of them well-to-do–embarked on the inaugural journey. However, Anne Barrett’s great aunt Grace was one of them, and she kept a diary of her experience. So don’t get left on the runway. This is a very rare look at the historic flight which marked the dawn of commercial passenger travel.

“I am simply amazed at the detail that has gone into this TAT line. They give so much care to comfort and luxuries… And an aero-car to take you from plane to train for your night rides… And a map given to each passenger so he may study the country.” — Anne Lindbergh

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February 3, 2020 by Museums on the Green

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE: Belva Lockwood for President: Campaign Rally for the First Woman Presidential Candidate

BELVA LOCKWOOD FOR PRESIDENT
Anne Barrett as the First Woman Presidential Candidate

A woman president? Why not? After all, it’s 1884! Meet the indomitable Belva Ann Lockwood: American attorney, politician, educator and author, and the first woman to run a full national presidential campaign. She once said, “I cannot vote but I can be voted for.”

Listen to her lively campaign speech, detailing her early struggles to break free of social conventions, her fight to be admitted to the Supreme Court bar, and her bid for the presidency representing the newly formed Equal Rights Party. And listen to her sing songs of suffrage advocates.

Thanks to the formidable re-enactor Anne Barrett, you’ll learn more about a truly remarkable woman who worked alongside Susan B. Anthony and other suffragists. She fought for women’s rights…and the highest seat in government office. While she only received 4,194 votes, she helped change the nation.

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2020 WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE COMMEMORATION PROGRAMMING
“Gaining the Vote: The Road to Women’s Suffrage” Virtual Series
August 2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote. The Museums on the Green has been awarded a Discussion Grant from Mass Humanities/the National Endowment for the Humanities to support “Gaining the Vote: The Road to Women’s Suffrage,” a series of virtual talks and performances highlighting the long road to women’s suffrage. We’ll feature upcoming programs in our Calendar as they become available.

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE RESOURCES:
RECOMMEND READING LIST & ONLINE RESOURCES
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE TIMELINE
UNTOLD TALES OF FALMOUTH: “Women Who Said ‘Why Not?’”

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January 19, 2019 by Museums on the Green

The FIRST First Lady: Anne Barrett as Martha Washington

Anne Barrett

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
In 1759, the beautiful and wealthy widow Martha Dandridge Custis married the handsome and successful soldier George Washington. This decision would lead her from the battlefields of the American Revolution to the highest echelons of the infant republic. Later eulogized as “the worthy partner of the worthiest of men,” she used her acute social sense to meet the expectations of her country and define the role of First Lady. We’ll catch up with “Lady Washington” in 1792 as she reminisces about the winters spent near the Revolutionary battlefield, the soldiers she met and comforted, and the songs they sang. She’ll also talk about her role and social obligations as First Lady, the current political climate and her concerns for her husband as he faces the challenges of guiding this new country.

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March 22, 2018 by Museums on the Green

Anne Barrett as Mary Chipman Lawrence: “Life Aboard a Whaling Ship”

The morning of November 25th, 1856, Mary Chipman Lawrence set sail aboard the whaling ship Addison bound for the Pacific on a voyage that would last three and a half years. In this performance, Mary will bring forth from her meticulously kept journal, the joys and tribulations of life at sea with her husband, Captain Samuel Lawrence, and their daughter Minnie.

The sights and sounds of foreign ports and their inhabitants, the sailors’ sea shanties, the surprisingly robust social life amongst whaling ships, and the challenging everyday details, all will come to life as Mary takes you on a journey so real, you’ll feel the pitch of the ship and the spray over the rails.

Come join us as re-enactor Anne Barrett takes you through the adventures of Mary Chipman Lawrence!

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