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Upcoming Appearances by Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan:

America's Nine First Ladies From New York State

"President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, June 5, 1886.

A lecture by Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan

This lecture is no longer available for 2010 bookings due to high lecture demand. Still available for Speakers in the Schools.

Of America's 46 First Ladies, 9 were born in New York State. This illustrated lecture explores the lives and legacies of these women, each with a different, fascinating tale to tell.

The most recent are also the most well-known: Eleanor Roosevelt; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush. But the others have stories deserving to be re-discovered. One saved Mme. de Lafayette from the guillotine during the French Revolution, while another, the "Rose of Long Island,” married a President 30 years her senior. And a First Lady from New York State gave birth to a daughter whose name was affixed to a candy bar -- a treat that's still popular today, even as the story behind it has been almost forgotten.

This entertaining yet informative talk introduces audiences to the nine intriguing First Ladies of America born in New York State, and explores the social, political, and economic differences among them.

This lecture is available from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2013

Can be tailored to a high school audience

Setup Needed

  • Computer and digital projector for PowerPoint requested; if computer and digital projector are not available, then speaker will supply them.
  • Large screen or blank white wall.
  • Microphone for groups greater than 35.
  • Note: Slide projector is not an acceptable alternative

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan is an educator, writer, and lecturer about art, artists, and American history to both adult and school-age audiences. In order to devote more time to giving public lectures and writing, Mrs. Kaplan recently stepped down as Director of Education with the Three Village Historical Society in neighboring Setauket, where she developed in-school programs on local history, including Long Island During the American Revolution. She is a co-editor of the Society's publication, William Sidney Mount: Family, Friends and Ideas, about the world-renowned 19th century American genre artist.

Telephone: (631) 834-9595
Address: 2 Wellwood Road
St. James, NY  11780-3430
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