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April 2020
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…
Find out more »Lecture and Film Screening: Suffragette
Enjoy a screening of the 2015 film Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, and Helena Bonham Carter, then hear Emmy-Award winning costume designer Jane Petrie answer the question, “What’s it really like to work with Meryl Streep?"
Find out more »June 2020
ANNA Crusis Women’s Choir: Hear Us Roar – 45th Anniversary Concert
Celebrating 45 years singing out for social justice, ANNA's celebratory June concert, Hear Us Roar, will honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, lifting up the rights of women and disenfranchised communities. Featuring commissions by Philadelphia jazz legend Monnette Sudler; singer/composer and song collector Moira Smiley; and "Lifting As…
Find out more »The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
To commemorate the centennial of voting rights for women, the National Constitution Center will open a new exhibit on June 10: The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. The exhibit will trace the triumphs and struggles that led to ratification of the 19th Amendment. It will feature some of the…
Find out more »Women Changing the City
Women Changing the City is a series of events at which a panel of accomplished women from the business community reveal the inner strength, vision and imagination that leads to motivation, influence and positive change. Events in the series include time for Q&A and plenty of networking. They are held…
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