Spring 2020 Parlor Talk - Rebecca Harding Davis
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This event has been postponed, date TBD.
Rebekah Karelis and Margaret Brennan will present “Rebecca Harding Davis” in the Bradford House Museum, 175 South Main Street, Washington, PA on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and is the first in a new series of “Parlor Talks.”
Rebecca Blaine Harding Davis, born in the Bradford House in 1831, is an iconic literary figure best known for her gritty short story “Life in the Iron Mills” set in Wheeling, WV. A pioneering writer of literary realism, she and her husband, L. Clarke Davis, worked for progressive social causes such as mental illness and the marginalized. Her nationally recognized family, including her son, writer Richard Harding Davis, helped shape the culture of late 19th-century literature and journalism. Karelis is a native West Virginian who currently calls Wheeling home. When not writing, the historian collects books, old buildings and furniture that she never seems to find the time to restore. She works with her partner, Sarel Venter, in restoring West Virginia’s old places through their contracting company, Adventures in Elegance, LLC.
Wheeling native Brennan has a master’s degree in history and a certificate in public history from West Virginia University. She has taught social studies, worked in archival administration and undertaken special historical projects. Her areas of interest include the American Civil War, Irish history, and slavery and the Underground Railroad.
For additional information, contact the Bradford House at 724.222.3604 or visit the museum website:www.bradfordhouse.org
