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 Sharon Avey
Presents Entertaining Programs - Clara Shortridge Foltz and Women of the Era -
to Groups and Meetings
A special tea party,
club meeting, baby shower, fundraiser or fashion show are all great
reasons to invite Lady Sharon to drop by with her trunk filled
with vintage lady's accoutrements. Focusing on women and women's
issues of the Victorian era, Lady Sharon presents an in-depth
picture of everyday America lifestyle. Historic presentations relate
what it might have been like to live in the mid- to late 1800s. Revisit
old-fashioned values, attitudes and emotions that shape our thinking
even today.
Topics for your
consideration -
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 Friendship
Traditions - Hair art, photos and sentimental albums
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Lady's
Unmentionables and Undergarments - How do you get a hoopskirt into
an outhouse?
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Tea Talk and
Trivia - History and customs of Tea Time
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Fashion from the
Inside-out - Fashions, fabrics, a hands-on examination of vintage
clothing, and how to recognize authentic pieces.
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Calling Cards -
The art, etiquette and development of greeting and business cards.
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Queen Victoria -
Understanding her influence on the era and why she was loved by so
many.
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Clara Foltz - The
life of a dynamic woman. Her views and contributions as a mother,
suffragette and lawyer.
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Sara Royce -
Pioneer and '49er, one of the first women to travel the
Oregon/California trail.
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Clara Barton - An
American woman who organized the Red Cross.
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Great Grandma's
household - How grandma might have managed it all.
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Holidays -
Christmas, Mother's Day and Valentine Day in Victorian America.
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The Baby Boom -
Maternity and child care before disposable diapers and the
automatic dryer.
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Victorian Weddings
- Here comes the bride, traditional wedding customs.
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Victorian Mourning
Customs - Every woman needs a basic black dress.
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