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Lifted Voices: Women’s History

Saturday, March 23, 2024 (12:00 PM - 3:00 PM) (EDT)

Description

Stop by the Greensboro History Museum anytime 12-3pm on Saturday, March 23 to meet costumed interpreters in the museum galleries sharing well-known and lesser-known stories of women connected to Greensboro and North Carolina democracy. You’ll discover

Educator Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, who organized an elite preparatory boarding school for Black students in Guilford County in the early 1900s.
Firefighter Dee Ann Staley, one of the first women firefighters in the Greensboro Fire Department.
Maidie Ruth Norman, Bennett Belle and Hollywood actress of the 1940s-1960s.

Plus many more.

Then stick around for Little Lions: Snacks, Selfies & Leading Women at 3 pm as some of our living history performers share a story and fun craft activity for pre-K to 3rd graders and their families.

All events are free admission and fun for the whole family.