Library celebrates Women's History month early on Feb. 17

NORTHFIELD - Hall Memorial Library is celebrating Women’s History month early by hosting a virtual presentation, “Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women Workers of the First World War” on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 pm. Author and historian Carrie Brown will talk about the women who took over at the workplace when men went to fight in World War I.

Carrie Brown is a historian, freelance curator and author of 2 books: "Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women Workers of the First World War" and "The Tall Tale in American Folklore and Literature." She has a PhD from the University of Virginia and 30 years of experience as a museum curator and exhibition developer.

Rosie the Riveter is a familiar historical figure of World War II, but a full generation before her, American women also took the place of men who shipped off to World War I. Brown will describe the working conditions for women at the time, discuss their place in history and analyze how those women shaped the work that their more famous daughters would do in World War II.

To view the presentation, join via this Zoom link: rebrand.ly/HMLRosie. If you do not have access to Zoom, you are welcome to view the lecture at Hall Memorial Library. Masks will be required for this indoor program.

This presentation is made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. Learn more about their programs at www.nhhumanities.org. It is free to all and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Hall Memorial Library at 603-286-8971 or hallmemoriallibrary@gmail.org.