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April 2020
Curator’s Gallery Talk: Marketing Women’s Rights
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
Find out more »Winterthur’s Lady of the House: Ruth Wales du Pont
Although a jewel-box-sized exhibit, Winterthur’s Lady of the House: Ruth Wales du Pont answers the often-asked question: Was there a Mrs. du Pont? Yes! Ruth Wales du Pont was a vivacious social figure, talented musician, and hostess of four houses. Devoted wife to Henry Francis du Pont and role model…
Find out more »Influencer Lecture — The Lady Was a Spy: Female Operatives in WWII
Every Tuesday in March and April, from 6-7pm, Winterthur presents a lecture about an important influencer. The April 14 lecture, The Lady Was a Spy: Female Operatives in WWII, will be given by Linda De Roche, professor of English and American Studies at Wesley College, Dover, Delaware. Throughout World War…
Find out more »Influencer Lecture — Stitching Resistance
Every Tuesday in March and April, from 6-7pm, Winterthur presents a lecture about an important influencer. The April 21 lecture, Stitching Resistance, will be given by Mariah Gruner, a doctoral candidate in American Studies at Boston University. What are the roots of today's interest in political stitching? You'll learn about…
Find out more »Influencer Lecture — The Incomparable Louise du Pont Crowninshield
Every Tuesday in March and April, from 6-7pm, Winterthur presents a lecture about an important influencer. The April 28 lecture, The Incomparable Louise du Pont Crowninshield, will be given by Estate Historian Jeff Groff. Groff will illuminate H.F. du Pont's older sister Louise, who was the last private owner of…
Find out more »May 2020
The Bold and the Brave Before Us
Celebrate the 19th Amendment centennial with a storytelling walking tour led by an Alice Paul impersonator in period costume. With "Alice," you will trace the footsteps of the strong, steadfast and fearless Philadelphia women who demanded a voice. You'll stand where they demonstrated for women’s votes and hear their stories.…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Weekend Brunches
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is offering brunch tickets for Mother's Day Weekend that include admission to the museum, galleries and garden. Brunch is served from 9am-12:30pm Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $55; $45 for members; $25 children 2–12; children under 2 free. Reservations are required: Please visit OpenTable.com, e-mail…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Weekend Lecture: Mothers and Daughters
Winterthur's Mother's Day Weekend Lecture: Mothers and Daughters will be presented by Pauline Lord, granddaughter of Henry Francis du Pont.
Find out more »Curator’s Gallery Talk: Seeing Suffrage from the Outside
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
Find out more »The Women’s Fight: The Civil War’s Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation
Thavolia Glymph, Professor of History and Law at Duke University, presents a comprehensive new history of women's roles and lives in the Civil War as described in her new book, The Women's Fight: The Civil War's Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation. Glymph shows how the Civil War exposed the…
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