Julia Wilbur & Harriet Jacobs: Aid Workers & Allies in Civil War Alexandria

614 Oronoco Street,Alexandria VA 22314

11 March, 2022

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Learn about the women who fought to provide aid to African American refugees from slavery and Union soldiers in Civil War Alexandria. Join local writer Paula Whitacre for her talk "Julia Wilbur and Harriet Jacobs: Aid Workers and Allies in Civil War Alexandria” on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 PM. This talk will explore the lives of two women from very different backgrounds who worked together to meet the needs of African American refugees from slavery and injured Union soldiers in wartime Alexandria. Due to limited space, advance registration is required and is $5 per person. This talk is the second in a series of lectures hosted by the Lee-Fendall House Museum in March which will explore different aspects of the Civil War and its impact on Alexandria, Virginia. March 4 - "Civil War Nurses of Alexandria" March 11 - "Julia Wilbur and Harriet Jacobs: Aid Workers and Allies in Civil War Alexandria” March 18 - "The American Civil War's Impact on Modern Medicine" March 25 - "The Fight for Freedom at L'Ouverture Hospital" Paula Whitacre is a writer and public historian who especially likes to research and write about lesser-known people who have led extraordinary lives. She is a long-time Alexandria Archaeology volunteer and, since 2021, a member of the Alexandria Archaeological Commission. The Lee-Fendall House is a showcase of American history from three different centuries. Since its construction in 1785, the house has served as home to thirty-seven members of the Lee family, hundreds of convalescing Union soldiers during the American Civil War, and one of our nation’s most controversial and significant 20th century labor leaders, John L. Lewis.