Imperiled Privilege: The Passionate Women of Boston’s Colonial Elite

When:
Wednesday, Oct 05, 2016 6:00p -
7:30p

Where:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
99-101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Date Idea, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup

Event website:
http://passionate_puritans_5oct.eventbrite.com

Award-winning historian Brenton Simons reveals a host of little-known cases of misguided dalliances, infidelities, divorces, illegitimate offspring, misbehavior, suicide, and even witchcraft, among women in the leading families of early Boston, including the Bradstreets, Dudleys, and Winthrops.


Brenton Simons is president and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (AmericanAncestors.org) and author of two histories of Boston: Witches, Rakes, and Rogues and Boston Beheld: Antique Town & Country Views. He is currently preparing a third volume in this Boston trilogy. He is an advisory board member of the Partnership of Historic Bostons.


This event is co-sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Partnership of Historic Bostons. If you have additional questions, please call 617-226-1226 or email [email protected].


About Boston Charter Day


Every fall, in honor of the naming of Boston, the Partnership of Historic Bostons hosts the Boston Charter Day series of events, a multitude of free programs exploring an intriguing aspect of Puritan life. This year’s Boston Charter Day theme is Passionate Puritans: Marriage, Love, and Sex in 17th-Century Massachusetts. To see a list of the entire series of FREE events, please visit our website at http://www.historicbostons.org.

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