Dr. Peggy MacDonald to speak: Florida’s Female Pioneers, August 6
Dr. Peggy MacDonald's program, Florida’s Female Pioneers, in the Citrus County Historical Society's, Coffee and Conversation Speakers Series, originally scheduled for May 6, but postponed due to Covid-19 closures, has been rescheduled for August 6, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, located at 1 Courthoue Square, off Main St., in downtown Inverness, Florida.
Dr. MacDonald will be examining some of the women who have shaped Florida, including Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated free school in Florida and Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin and also kick-started Florida’s tourism industry with her 1873 book, Palmetto Leaves.
Another trendsetter was May Mann Jennings, a Citrus County resident and daughter of Senator Austin Mann, Citrus County’s first Senator after being created from Hernando County in 1887. Ms. Jennings was a suffragist and conservationist who helped establish Royal Palm State Park, which forms the nucleus of Everglades National Park.
The program is open to public, but on a first come, first served basis due to space restriction related to Covid-19. For details regarding registering for this event or other information, please call (352) 341-6428, or visit citruscountyhistoricalsociety.org.