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The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds

Title:The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds
Date & Time:Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Event Details:In 1917, the Women's Land Army of America (WLAA) began recruiting the first of the more than 20,000 women who would work the land while America's farmers were called up to serve in the Great War. The girls and women of the WLAA, also known as Farmerettes, shocked American society, as they were paid equally with male farm laborers, worked eight-hour days - and wore pants. Eventually, Farmerettes would work on family farms in orchards in 25 states, including Virginia. A very diverse group of Virginia females participated in the state's WLAA; in Loudoun County, Girl Scouts sorted fruit at Blue Mountain Peaches. Students at Hollins College (now Hollins University) and Randolph-Macon Women's College (now Randolph College) worked on local farms. Richmond socialites donated money to the cause and even signed up to attend the training camp established at the University of Virginia in the summer of 1919. These women, and other Farmerettes around the country inspired Hollywood films, poems, songs, and plays. Anna Keifer holds an M.A. in Early American History from the University of New Hampshire and serves as Adjunct Instructor at Lord Fairfax Community College and as an independent historian.
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Contact Phone No.:703.746.4994
Fees:Tickets for each lecture are $10. A combination ticket for the full series (March 1, 15, and 22) is available for $25
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Lecture, Lyceum, Museums, Old Town


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/17321
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