Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture
Time: 7:00 pm (EDT) - 8:30 pm (EDT)
The Marquis de Lafayette made quite an impression on the women of Maryland during his many trips to the state. Henrietta Ogle, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, and Eliza Ridgely were just a few of those women. Join Dr. Amy Rosenkrans to learn about the impact that “America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman” had on the female population of Maryland.
Registration required. Registration closes one half-hour prior to lecture.
Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents
The presentation is supported in part by the Maryland Council for Civic & History Education.
Can’t watch the lecture live? The lecture will be recorded! All registrants will receive a link to the recording of the lecture to watch at their convenience for two weeks. Live closed captioning is available for all lectures.
This lecture will be offered virtually by Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent the link for the video conference to join on the evening of the lecture. If you do not receive your confirmation email after you register, please check your Spam folder, or email Cara Garside at cara.garside@annapolis.org. To learn more about Zoom and to download the app to your computer, visit the Zoom website.
About Our Presenter:
Amy Rosenkrans is a lifelong resident of Havre de Grace, MD. She received her PhD from Notre Dame of Maryland University where she wrote the dissertation “The Good Work”: Saint Frances Orphan Asylum and Saint Elizabeth Home, Two Baltimore Orphanages for African Americans. In 2017, she was awarded the Joseph L. Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore History by the Baltimore City Historical Society.
Dr. Rosenkrans is currently sharing her passion for history with middle school students in Baltimore City. In her spare time, she is on the Harford County Lafayette Bicentennial Committee and preparing for Lafayette’s return visit in July 2025. Additionally, she is the Secretary of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center where she was the lead researcher on the “Memories of the Baltimore Woman’s Industrial Exchange” project.
The information contained in the HA Virtual Lecture series represents the historical research, views and opinions of the lecture presenter and may not represent the views or opinions of Historic Annapolis, Inc.