As part of our Emerging Scholars program, the Victorian Society New York supports scholarship about every aspect of 19th-century and early 20th-century culture, including architecture, literature, theater, fine and decorative art, immigration, economics, politics, education, gender roles, reform movements, music, fashion, and food. Topics for recent event winners have included globetrotting 19th-century cabinetmakers and early 1900s representations (and misrepresentations) of Indigenous Arizonans (find complete list of past presenters here).

This year, a different group of scholars will speak in one of two sessions. Session 2 on May 5 will include Qizhen Chen (Chi- jen Chen) on funerary architecture on the Lower East Side in the 19th century, Jacob Kayen on the architectural and social evolution of Greek Revival row Houses on Henry Street, Bethany Laskin on the work of architects Mary Gannon and Alice Hands, and Deborah Wolfson on immigrant New York and safety infrastructure. Learn more about each scholar and their work.

Tuesday, May 5
6:00–8:00 p.m.
MacDowell
521 West 23rd Street, New York

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