Pleasant View Retirement and the New Hampshire Humanities Council present “Sarah Harris” with storyteller Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presuti on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at Pleasant View, 227 Pleasant St. This event is free.
Sarah Harris was born in 1812 in Norwich, Conn., and dreamed of opening her own school for African American children. Connecticut in the early 1830s offered three options for higher education: Yale University, Washington College (now Trinity) and Wesleyan University. None admitted women, nor did any university in the United States, except Oberlin College.
Sarah approached Prudence Crandall about accepting her as a day student at the Canterbury Female Boarding School. This took an act of immense courage, to request an education alongside the daughters of wealthy white citizens. Hear the rationale of one woman's hopes and aspirations in this living history program.
Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti is a performance storyteller with a passion for education. She combines expertise in public speaking and diligence in historical research to create amazing stories and dramatic performances. She is an artist-in-residence at the Connecticut Historical Society and the Prudence Crandall Museum.
To reserve a seat or for more information, call 225-3970 or e-mail mary.ladd@genesishcc.com.
