Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent’s Guide to Raising Flawless Children

When:
April 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
2020-04-25T12:00:00-07:00
2020-04-25T13:00:00-07:00
Where:
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
1726 Washington St
Oregon City
OR
Cost:
Free with admission
Contact:
503-657-9336

Meet feminist historian and author of this hilarious guide to the secrets and difficulties of parenting and education in the 19th Century. In her presentation, Therese Oneill will conduct an unforgettable tour through the backwards, pseudoscientific, downright bizarre parenting fashions of the era, exploring how the supposed medical delicacy of the female brain impacted the historic struggle for the women’s right to vote, achieved 100 years ago.