Author Program: Silencing the Women

 The Library is pleased to host Kathy Becker of Wendell, a Parsons descendant. Step into the true story of a 17th century Puritan woman who was too beautiful, too rich, and too outspoken for her times, in a saga that spans our own valley and hills. How did fear, gendered politics and theology mix with governance, justice and gossip to create a climate and culture of blame-targeting, social tension, and the silencing of voices? There are lessons from such despairing times that impact our abilities to create spaces for courage, redemption and love.