Scholarship on the mother of George Washington, Mary Ball Washington. This popular event was set up some time ago, to help us understand the world, the time, the experiences of Martha Washington and other women of the 18th century. One of those women is of course Mary Ball Washington. The library hosted this event in womens History Month in the month of march but because of the closure here we are tonight. I want to mention a couple of things. One important thing i think everyone in the audience probably knows by now but i cant say it too many times, mount vernon is open. With open to audiences come to visit i should say to come to mount vernon and you have an opportunity to stroll the grounds to see the museum and education center. Quite soon we will open the magic but thats not ready yet because of the particular challenges the United States faces. But continue to support mount vernon in that way. Another thing only as an upcoming event. On july 8, that is coming right up right aroun
She took on a much harder cast she went from being june cleaver to joan crawford. In the fact of the matter was neither was true and both was true. There was someplace in the middle. When i got into the scholarship and the research i found out this is a very talented woman even one recent biographer in a recent biographer of washington said she was on weathered. Unlettered person. She also lived in fergus berg. It was a blue booming metropolis. What emerged for me was the fact that im in sport sophisticated woman had been there. Between martha in myself i and myself i think we were starting to address the idea that she needs to be looked at more closely. George as you mentioned died when he was only 12 years old. And it occurred to me he was never around all that much. Where did he achieve all of these qualities. They have to come from somebody. I think they can crack correct conclusion came from his mother. Not just because she have George Washington but how she raised him. Its really
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