Celebrating Women’s History Month

The Lincoln Memorial Shrine will honor Women’s History Month on Saturday, March 28 with a presentation by Louisa Brandt on the contributions of women in California to the Civil War. Brandt’s program, “Improving Californian Respectability: Women’s Participation in the Civil War from the Golden State,” will take place at 11am in A.K. Smiley Public Library’s Assembly Room and on Zoom.

“Improving Californian Respectability: Women’s Participation in the Civil War from the Golden State”  will highlight how women were essential to California’s war participation hoe their actions added propriety to their Unionist and secessionist causes, improving the reputation of the state from one of insular decadence during the Gold Rush years, to one that was respectable and attuned to national affairs. The program will draw from Brandt’s dissertation titled “A Full Measure of Devotion: California’s Exceptional Commitment to the Union During the Civil War.”

This program is free and open to the public thanks to the generous contributions of donors to A.K. Smiley Public Library. Follow this link to access the program on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88443917575?pwd=VZ3AM11kMtUXJmmRKVvwOdXCshbxVP.1. Registration is not required. Program subject to change.

If you have any questions, call (909)798-7632 or email heritage@akspl.org. Please visit www.lincolnshrine.org for up-to-date information.