Julia Wilbur & Harriet Jacobs: Aid Workers & Allies in Civil War Alexandria
Image courtesy of Lee-Fendall House Museum
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 p.m. 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.
