BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:"Sowing the Seeds of Victory: The Women's Land Army of America in \nVirginia and Washington DC\, 1917-1920\," lecture by Anna Kiefer. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds on Mar 22\, 2018 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds on Mar 22\, 2 018 X-WR-CALNAME:The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds on Mar 22\, 2 018 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=17321\n\nIn 1917\, the Women's Land Army of America (WL AA) began recruiting the first of the more than 20\,000 women who would w ork 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\, shock ed 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 ver y diverse group of Virginia females participated in the state's WLAA\; in Loudoun County\, Girl Scouts sorted fruit at Blue Mountain Peaches. Stud ents at Hollins College (now Hollins University) and Randolph-Macon Women 's College (now Randolph College) worked on local farms. Richmond sociali tes 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. The se women\, and other Farmerettes around the country inspired Hollywood fi lms\, poems\, songs\, and plays. Anna Keifer holds an M.A. in Early Ameri can History from the University of New Hampshire and serves as Adjunct In structor at Lord Fairfax Community College and as an independent historia n.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4994\nFees: Tickets for ea ch lecture are $10. A combination ticket for the full series (March 1\, 1 5\, and 22) is available for $25\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lect ure\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar : http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=17321\n\nWeb re sources:\n\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov\n DTEND:20180323T010000Z DTSTAMP:20180108T183937Z DTSTART:20180322T233000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:The Lyceum WWI Lecture Series-Sowing the Seeds TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:14e276c9-1f83-4bef-9330-7e73f615dab0 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=17321">https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=17321</a><br />\n<br />In 1917\, the Wome n'\;s Land Army of America (WLAA) began recruiting the first of the mo re than 20\,000 women who would work the land while America'\;s farmer s were called up to serve in the Great War. The girls and women of the WL AA\, 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 H ollins 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 U niversity of Virginia in the summer of 1919. These women\, and other Farm erettes around the country inspired Hollywood films\, poems\, songs\, and plays. Anna Keifer holds an M.A. in Early American History from the Univ ersity of New Hampshire and serves as Adjunct Instructor at Lord Fairfax Community College and as an independent historian.\n<br />\n<br />Locatio n: Lyceum\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4994\n<br />Fees: Tickets for eac h lecture are $10. A combination ticket for the full series (March 1\, 15 \, and 22) is available for $25\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br / >Tags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\n<br />\n<br />Import this e vent into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx? id=1&\;si=17321<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov">https://s hop.alexandriava.gov</a><br>\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180108T183937Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR