September 27th Author Series/and Friends Board Meeting

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Author Series:

Author and Library Trustee, Mary Keenan talks about her new book, In Haste Julia, on Thursday, September 22nd at 7:30 PM in the Assembly Room at the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Avenue.

In Haste Julia, by Mary Keenan

In telling the story of Julia Robbins Barrett, Mary Keenan offers an engaging, highly personal glimpse into the social history of both Lexington and Concord, set against the larger background of contemporary thought and activism over the nineteenth century. Unwilling to restrict her scope of action to the fulfillment of family and town obligations, the vibrant, independent Julia asserted herself through involvement with antislavery and women's rights.
-Leslie Perrin Wilson, Curator, William Munroe Special Collections, Concord Free Public Library; author, Historic Concord and the Lexington Fight (guidebook; 2010)

Mary E. Keenan is a retired member of the faculty of Lexington High School. As a teacher at the middle schools and high school, she had students explore the many facets of history. In the forefront of developing new curriculum, she introduced Women's History at Lexington High School. A recipient of local, regional, and national awards for excellence in teaching and a contributing author to textbooks and monographs, she always focused on her students and their role as citizens of a democracy. This book is dedicated to the hundreds of students who learned that both men and women are significant in American history.

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