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Saturday, May 23 11:00 AM
In 1834, John J. Shipherd pledged Oberlin’s commitment to “the elevation of female character” through education. Little did he know, there was dynamite in that promise, and women carried the matches. This illustrated walking tour explores how Oberlin confronted and defined issues of femininity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hear stories of powerful Oberlin women including Lucy Stone, Marianne Parker Dascomb, Adelia Field Johnston, Mary Church Terrell, and Lucy Stanton Day, and learn how they used John J. Shipherd’s promise to shape what it meant to be a woman in Oberlin and in the United States.
This walking tour begins at the northwest corner of Main and College Streets (near the flagpoles). If it is raining at the start of the tour, the reservation will be transferred or refunded.
| Date: | 5/23/2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 am - 12:15 pm |
| Category: | History Walk |
| Adult Price: | $6.00 |
| Member Price: | $0.00 |
| College Student Price: | $0.00 |
| College Student Member Price: | $0.00 |
| Child Price: | $0.00 |
| Child Member Price: | $0.00 |
| Capacity: | 30 |
| Openings: | 5 |
