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On Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 3 p.m. the Haddam Historical Society will host the third talk in their book series “History and Human Rights Perspectives on Connecticut: Sagas, Scandals, Spirits and Slavery”.

 

Susan Campbell will talk about her new Wesleyan University Press book on the life of Isabella Beecher Hooker, younger sister to the famous author Harriet Beecher Stowe, and a well-known women's rights activist. Susan is an award-winning former Hartford Courant columnist and reporter. The program will take place in the garden (under a tent)  of the Thankful Arnold House Museum at 14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam, Connecticut. Parking is available at the Town Hall and along Field Park Drive behind the museum. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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The program is part of a series of five lectures by the authors of books that look at Connecticut history from a human rights perspective.  Sagas, Scandals, Spirits and Slavery" showcases new and recent works of nonfiction of particular relevance to Connecticut residents and readers. Slavery, the anti-slavery movement, women's rights, and Connecticut support for the plantation economy of the South are just a few of the topics that will be addressed.  For more information visit www.haddamhistory.org or call 860-345-2400.

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