Join us for the Women’s History Month Lunch and Learn Event … “Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Influence and Time in St. Augustine, Florida”.  Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and a lecture on how Harriet Beecher Stowe left her mark on St. Augustine.

When: Thurday, March 20, 2025 — 11:30am-2:00pm

Where: Peña-Peck House Museum & Garden

Guest Speaker Brittany Cohill, Executive Director of the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society will discuss Harriet Beecher Stowe’s deep ties to Florida, where her writings not only captured the state’s natural beauty but also helped shape its early tourism industry.

Beyond her literary legacy, Stowe’s time in St. Augustine connected her to a hidden history — the imprisonment of 73 Plains Indians at the Castillo de San Marcos (1875–1878).  During her visits, Stowe accompanied her friend Sarah Mather.  Alongside educators like Anna Peck-Burt and the Sisters of St. Joseph, she taught imprisoned Native Americans under the direction of Richard Henry Pratt.  It was in St. Augustine that Pratt’s controversial philosophy of cultural assimilation took root, forming the foundation for Federal Native American boarding and reservation schools.

Tickets: $45.00

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