Special Monday Lecture Series Summer Date
Monday August 4, 2014, for one presentation with Lunch at noon
Author Carolyn Newton Curry
SUFFER & GROW STRONG: The Life of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas
Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, born in 1834 in Georgia, kept a diary for 41 years of her life before, during, and after the Civil War. The aftermath of the war brought bankruptcy, the death of loved ones, serious illness, and devastating family strife. Thomas examined what was happening, asked questions, and strived to find ways to improve her family’s dire economic straits. She started a school in her home and later ran a boardinghouse out of the old family mansion. She became active in many women’s organizations including the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Suffrage Movement. She wrote articles for newspapers. She was elected president of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association. Her life is an amazing story of survival and transformation that speaks to women in our own time.
Ms. Curry will have her book available for sale and she will be available to sign her book after her presentation.