Brown Bag Lunch: Race, Gender, & Sex in 18th-Century Virginia

Bring your lunch and learn about Library Fellow Sandra Patton-Imani's research project, Ann Fairfax Washington Lee: Race, Gender, and Sex in 18th-Century Virginia. This project explores the life of Ann Fairfax, who was married to George Washington's older half brother Lawrence, a biracial woman and the first mistress of Mount Vernon. Patton-Imani is using Washington archives and materials to understand not only the life of Ann Fairfax but also matters of gender and race throughout the country in the 18th century.

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such an engaging, well-spoken narrative! it should be on a podcast. i'm of the strong opinion that no progressive step has ever been taken toward addressing racism or sexism that did not need to first acknowledge the factuality of its past in this country. the stories need to be told.