Stevens Memorial Library: Virtual First Ladies Series – Jacqueline Kennedy — A First Lady Of Grace And Style On May 12

North Andover MA

04 May, 2022

8:28 AM

Description

Press release from Stevens Memorial Library: May 2, 2022 Thursday, May 12 @ 7PM ONLINE It is 1964, and former first lady Jackie Kennedy is trying to determine her next step in life. As she struggles with this decision, she looks back on her life, reflecting on her feelings about becoming a politician's wife, her fight for privacy amidst intense media scrutiny, her work to showcase history and the arts in the White House and, finally, how her husband's assassination changed her life forever. In this historical portrayal, actor and scholar Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., brings the former First Lady to life, revealing the private woman behind the public image. Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with Tewksbury Public Library. This is the first part in a 4-part series of "living history performances" on America's first ladies. Meet Louisa Catherine Adams on May 19, Dolley Madison on May 26, and Mary Lincoln on June 2. This press release was produced by Stevens Memorial Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.