“Women and Children First”
Join historian Susan Wilson for a talk on her new book, “Women and Children First: The Trailblazing Life of Susan Dimock, M.D.” In 19th-century America, it was assumed that woman patients would be treated by male doctors. The idea of a “woman doctor” was deemed by many to lie somewhere between unfathomable and repugnant. Then along came Dimock. Dimock’s life reads like an adventure story, from recoiling at slave auctions and witnessing Civil War battles to escaping her fire-engulfed Southern hometown, then finding her place among Boston’s most enterprising women. This lecture is available on Zoom only.
Saving Gen. Glover’s Farm House
The historic farm house of Gen. John Glover of Marblehead at the outskirts of town will soon be demolished and gone forever, unless funding to save it can be raised by spring. A FREE illustrated talk will be on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. in Marblehead’s Old Town House on Washington Street (at State Street) where the urgent preservation effort currently underway to “Save the Glover” will be discussed.
Intro to Marblehead Town Government: Tree Warden Jonathan Fobert
On Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m., Marblehead’s tree warden, Jonathan Fobert, will be the next presenter for the Intro to Marblehead Town Government series with Abbot Public Library. Join the discussion in person at the library or online via Zoom to learn more about his responsibilities for Marblehead.