Meet the Women of 18th Century Philadelphia

FAIN: ZPP-283744-22

Betsy Ross House (Philadelphia, PA 19106-3323)
Lisa Acker Mounder (Project Director: May 2021 to January 2024)

The expansion of interpretive programs regarding women in Philadelphia during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.

The Betsy Ross House (BRH) plans to expand the History Maker (first person interpretation) program through a new initiative called, “Meet the Women of 18th Century Philadelphia”. This program will address the issues of class, gender, ethnicity, political differences, and socio-economic status and tie them to contemporary issues and audiences. “Meet the Women of 18th Century Philadelphia” will transform the BRH courtyard into an experiential learning space where visitors will have the opportunity to engage with HMs representing a cross-section of the women who lived in Philadelphia in the last quarter of the 18th century. The program will use storytelling as an avenue to highlight women who made a significant impact on history.