Presentation On Glastonbury's Famed Smith Sisters On Tap

GLASTONBURY, CT — A presentation by an academic expert on two of Glastonbury's most historically progressive citizens is on tap for next month.

The Glastonbury Historical Society is presenting "The Smith Sisters: Abolitionists and Suffragists," an in-person and virtual program for adults scheduled for March 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m at the Welles-Turner Library, 2407 Main St.

Local historians call Abby and Julia Smith two "elderly spinsters" who stood up to the townsmen of Glastonbury in their fight to get the right to vote for women." The sisters famously lost their cows in the process.

The presentation is designed to dive deep into their lives, and the lives of their family — how Abby and Julia Smith became "unlikely heroines" on the National Women's Suffrage stage and "symbols of taxation without representation."

Registration is available online or by calling the library’s Reference Department at 860-652-7720.
To watch from home on Zoom, registration is not required. Click here at the start of the program (meeting ID: 859 7394 1598| Passcode: 746158)

In event of inclement weather, the program will be staged virtually via Zoom.

The presenter will be Diane Hoover was a history teacher in the Glastonbury School System for forty-one years. After retiring, she became the Education Director of the Historical Society of Glastonbury. In this role, Diane has extensively researched these remarkable women and has discussed their lives and legacies in many presentations.