Event poster, designed by Bonnie Hurd Smith.
To celebrate National Women's History Month and promote the
Salem
Women's Heritage Trail,
Bonnie Hurd Smith planned a series of lectures with the help of the
researchers and scholars who had assisted with the Women's Heritage
Trail. Between 30-50 people attended each lecture.
Held at the Salem Maritime National
Historic Site Visitor Center, these free evening lectures
included:
The Women of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company
with Aviva Chomsky and Jim Haskell
Reformer, Educator, and
Transcendentalist:The Significant Life of Elizabeth Palmer
Peabody
with Irene Axelrod
Helping Hands, Healing Herbs: The Story
of Women in the Healing Arts
with Sue Kallmes
The Letters I Left Behind:The Discovery
of Judith Sargent Murray's Letter Books
with Bonnie Hurd Smith
Preservationist with a Purpose: The
Legacies of Mrs. Mary Hemenway
with John Goff
Tasks:
• made arrangements with speakers
• worked with the Park Service on logistical issues
• designed and distributed posters and fliers
• placed listings in local media outlets