Speaker: Bobbie Reno, East Greenbush Town Historian, author and illustrator

EBWA programs for 2022-2023 will open with a fascinating presentation on Edmonia Lewis, an American sculptor of mixed African-American and Native American heritage. Born free in 1844 in Upstate New York, she worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy, and was the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve national and then international prominence. Bobbie Reno will discuss her efforts to get Edmonia recognized, culminating in Lewis’s image being put on a US postage stamp in February 2022 and in the publication of Reno’s children’s book on Edmonia. — All who identify as female are welcome to join us for this interesting program!

While we hope to resume in-person meetings at some point this fall, we will continue meeting on Zoom in September. To receive an invitation to join the Zoom program, please email Gabrielle Reals at ellegr3@gmail.com by Monday, September 26. If you have never used Zoom before, this tutorial will tell you how to do it: Zoom Tutorial from TCUUC. After you download a free Zoom account, if you need help, contact Judy Clough at mimaclough@yahoo.com. Best to do this well before the September 29 meeting. Please note: If you have already requested that Judy send you a Zoom invite, you do not need to contact Gabrielle for the upcoming program.

Sign into the meeting between 6:50 and 7:00 pm. After welcoming remarks, the speaker will be introduced. Following the presentation, there will be time for questions. Networking (when each woman may share something of interest with the group) will begin around 8:15, and the meeting will end no later than 9 pm. There is no charge for EBWA programs offered on Zoom, but in order for us to be able to pay our speakers an honorarium, we need your help. Please consider subscribing by sending a $30 check made out to EBWA to Carol Furman (contact her at cfurm13@gmail.com to learn where to send your check).

To see the complete calendar of EBWA Programs for 2022-2023, please click HERE.