The Forgotten Women of the Lincoln Assassination
On Saturday, March 2, 10:30 a.m. author Kathy Canavan will return to the Delaware Public Archives to present a program titled “The Forgotten Women of the Lincoln Assassination.” Among the persons this presentation will focus upon are the first female theater owner in America, the First Lady who was committed to a mental institution, the […]
What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?
On Saturday, March 3, 10:30 a.m., Richard E. Gillespie, Executive Director of TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery), based in Wilmington, Delaware, will be presenting a program at the Delaware Public Archives entitled “What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?” 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of her disappearance. In 1937, Amelia Earhart set out […]
Glamour Girls
Come out to the Archives on Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., for a program entitled “Glamour Girls: The Portrayal of Women in World War II Propaganda Posters.” The United States and Great Britain had diverse ideas about what was glamorous and appropriate during wartime. American images of women in propaganda posters were much more glamorous and […]
