Lecture: Women on the D & H Canal

Women on the D & H Canal

Date: Wednesday September 13, 2023

In-Person and Virtual via Zoom

$7/person | HRMM Members FREE

Program Topic:

In this lecture, Bill Merchant will explain the role of women on the D & H Canal. In his study of the workers digging the early North American canals, Common Labor, Peter Way wrote, “Women rarely figure in the primary sources that have survived, having been, even more so than male workers, silenced by history”. Yet they were an important component of the overall workforce.  

In this hybrid lecture, historian Bill Merchant, will give a presentation on the role of women workers and residents on the D&H Canal. Learn about the lives and diverse experiences of  women who built and worked on the Canal.

Presenter:

Bill Merchant,  Deputy Director for Collections, Historian and Curator of the D & H Canal Museum will be the presenter on this date

This program is being presented in-person at the Hudson River Maritime Museum's Wooden Boat School and virtually via Zoom.

The Wooden Boat School is located at 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401. If you are attending in-person, we will have a seat reserved for you. 

You will also receive the link to the Zoom meeting in your registration confirmation email. Please save that email to access the virtual lecture.

Members can receive their discount by logging-in. Please note that you must be a current member the date of the event to receive your discount.