Lucy Frances Simms: From Slavery to Revered Public Service

Third Thursday New Book Talk at The Heritage Museum.
In anticipation of his upcoming biography on the life of Lucy Frances Simms, Dale MacAllister will provide an overview of Simms's life, education, and schools. The program will also explain how the beginnings of public education in Virginia and of women's suffrage affected her post-emancipation experiences.
Book release early April 2020.