Friends of the Doylestown Library hosts Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott, an early American-born leader in the fight to end slavery and assert women’s rights who had deep ties to Bucks County, will appear (in character) at the Doylestown Library on Sunday, March 22 at 2 pm., in a free presentation hosted by the Friends of the Doylestown Library.

The presentation, “In Her Own Words: The Life & Legacy of Lucretia Mott,” is a first-person reenactment presented by Lois Gross, of Gather Place Museum, Yardley, and will feature Mott’s fearless leadership as a minister, abolitionist and suffragist, including her pivotal role in the historic 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention. Due to limited seating, preregister by emailing: friendsofdoylestownlibrary@gmail.com

“Lucretia Mott was a powerful public speaker throughout Bucks County, including right here in Doylestown,” noted Friends President Steve Scheiner. “Her life is not only an important part of local history but also of American history.”

The Friends of the Doylestown Library is a non-profit organization, supporting the Doylestown Library, which strives to align its programs to the five literacies of PA Forward, the Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative. This program supports Information Literacy and Civic and Social Literacy.

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