Thank you to the Kearsarge Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship for inviting me back as guest speaker on September 10, 2017, at 11:00 AM. The service is at the beautiful Stone Chapel on Rte 11/4 in Andover, NH. All are welcome.
The topic is: “Time Travel: A Trip to 1917.”
Your local travel agency is offering a trip by teleportation capsule to the New Hampshire of a century ago. Congress has recently declared war on Germany and New Hampshire is caught up in the war effort. You will stay with a local family, see a multi-reel film at the movie theater, participate in community events, and attend a Sunday church service. What in this experience will be of value once you get back to the 21st century?
They Stomped on Down to Washington
Let’s go back, about 110 years, to a meeting, say in a small New Hampshire town. I’m conducting it, and I’ll now introduce our special guest. Mrs. Snodgrass Uppington, President of the Kearsarge Association Opposed to Further Extension of Suffrage for Women. Oh, wait, just one moment. There’s a march going on in the street. It’s so noisy. I’ll have to close the windows. Excuse me just a second, before Mrs. Uppington takes the dais. Mrs. Uppington? A …Read More
Betsy Woodman was educated on four continents, graduated from Smith College, and holds a Master's degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. Read more »