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SUMMARY:May Lecture - The Syrian Colony of New York in the 19th Century and the "Lost" Lower West Side
DESCRIPTION:  \nImmigrants from what was then called “Greater Syria” came to New York beginning in 1880. They settled on the Lower West Side of Manhattan\, just steps away from the Battery. In 1890\, the community numbered about 2\,000 people—the largest Syrian community in the United States. It was also the economic\, spiritual and intellectual center of the Syrian diaspora. Along Washington Street were men and women speaking Arabic\, Syrian grocery stores and restaurants\, four Christian chapels\, wholesale and retail merchants and small manufacturing concerns. Six Arabic newspapers and a number of books were published in the colony in the 19th century. But until recently\, the Washington Street colony was completely unknown. \n  \nLinda K. Jacobs\, PhD\, will explore the confluence of events\, including World War I\, immigration restrictions that cut the number of Syrian immigrants to almost zero in the 1920s\, and the physical destruction of the neighborhood that all contributed to this gap in New York’s collective memory. This gap is finally now being filled with Dr. Jacobs’ book\, Strangers in the West. \n  \n  \nThe Victorian Society New York sponsors a series of free lectures at The English Speaking Union\, 144 E. 39th St.\, between Lexington and Third Avenues in Manhattan. No reservations are required. Attendees are invited to post-lecture receptions.
URL:https://vicsocny.org/calendar/lincoln-in-new-york/
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SUMMARY:April Lecture – Race for Distinction: Ocean Liners of the Edwardian Age
DESCRIPTION:German Ocean Liner KRONPRINZESSIN C \nOriginally schedule speaker Matthew Dennison’s lecture on Beatrix Potter has been cancelled. \n  \nThe Industrial Age spawned growth\, engineering wonders and a spirited race for size and distinction in many areas.  As the sun set on the 19th century and then began to shine even more brightly in the early years of the 20th century\, an era of greater structural wonders began.  Bill Miller\, the author of over 100 books on passenger liners and cruise ships as well as a frequent guest speaker about today’s liners\, will take us back to the end of the Victorian age when Britain and British passenger ships ruled the seas.  Almost suddenly\, in 1897\, Imperial Germany emerges—with the biggest\, fastest and most luxurious liners yet to cross the North Atlantic.  It was the age of “the only way to cross.”  Miller will take us into the Edwardian Age and to that fateful summer of 1914 that cast Europe into war.  Great liners like the Mauretania\, Imperator and the immortal Titanic will appear—the ships themselves\, their race for distinction\, their passengers and of course their luxurious\, upper-deck suites and salons. \n  \n Come aboard:  The whistle is sounding—a great liner is leaving New York for a week long passage to Europe! \nThe Victorian Society New York sponsors a series of free lectures at The English Speaking Union\, 144 E. 39th St.\, between Lexington and Third Avenues in Manhattan. No reservations are required. Attendees are invited to post-lecture receptions.
URL:https://vicsocny.org/calendar/over-the-hills-and-far-away-the-life-of-beatrix-potter/
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SUMMARY:Remembering Victorian Women
DESCRIPTION:Cover of Ms. Murdoch’s Book \nFrom imaginings of the “Angel in the House” to falsely attributed accounts of the Queen’s advice to “lie back and think of England\,” popular representations of Victorian women tend to fall into overly simplified gender distinctions. Current society perceives Victorian women as corseted and caged in crinolines\, protected from the worlds of politics\, business and war within their domestic sphere. By exploring the lives of three Victorian women—Elizabeth Barrett Browning\, Hannah Cullwick and Mary Seacole—Lydia Murdoch\, professor of history at Vassar College and author of Daily Life of Victorian Women (Greenwood\, 2013)\, will unravel the myths and contradictions of Victorian femininity.\ \nThe Victorian Society New York sponsors a series of free lectures at The English Speaking Union\, 144 E. 39th St.\, between Lexington and Third Avenues in Manhattan. No reservations are required. Attendees are invited to post-lecture receptions.
URL:https://vicsocny.org/calendar/remembering-victorian-women-during-womens-history-month/
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled for Feb 23rd! - The {Disputed} Glories of the High Victorian Garden
DESCRIPTION:Munstead Wood\, Gertrud Jekyl Garden\, photo by Kathleen Bennett. \nPLEASE NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from its original date.  It will take place on February 23rd. \nNew horticultural imports\, exciting technological innovations\, controversies over color theory\, patterns and lay-out all characterize this period. Owners and their head gardeners looked to former historical styles (especially Italian) while incorporating current Victorian pursuits and fashions. Majda Salvesen\, garden history author and adjunct lecturer in the NYU Department of Art and Architecture History and Urban Studies\, will examine these new variants and their influence on 21st-century garden design. \nThe Victorian Society New York sponsors a series of free lectures at The English Speaking Union\, 144 E. 39th St.\, between Lexington and Third Avenues in Manhattan. No reservations are required. Attendees are invited to post-lecture receptions.
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