A Home of Her Own - The Story of Boston's First Black Female Property Owner
When:
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018 6:30p -
9:30p
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018 6:30p -
9:30p
Where:
The Loring Greenough House
12 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Admission:
$10
Categories:
Date Idea, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-home-of-her-own-zipporah-potter-atkins-tickets-48126591932
In 1670 a free black woman bought a house and land in Boston, at a time when few women or people of color could own land in the New World. This unusual purchase makes Zipporah Potter Atkins the first black female property owner on record in Boston. Dr. Vivian Johnson, Boston University associate professor emerita of education, will talk about her extraordinary discovery and continuing research into the life of Zipporah Potter Atkins and how this colonial woman was able to navigate the oppressive social straits of early New England and acquire a home of her own.
(3-D rendering by Zachary Ingalls, based on historical documentation of the region)
Tickets: $10 general admission and $5 for LGH members* plus a small processing fee.
*Individual Membership holders are entitled to one ticket at members-only price, Family Memberships can purchase two tickets at members-only price. All additional Tickets must be purchased at General Admission price.
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