Posts tagged with 'Virginia'

Women's History Month 2024, 4: Alice Thornton and the North American Connection

Blog article published by Patricia Phillippy on 21 March 2024 Virginia letters race travel

March is Women's History Month and to mark it - like last year - we’re bringing you a series of blog posts, this time on Alice Thornton and various women that feature in her writings. In this instalme...

Women's History Month 2024, 3: Alice Thornton and Anne Danby on Stage

Blog article published by Debbie Cannon on 14 March 2024 Virginia creative writing deliverances letters

March is Women's History Month and, like last year, to mark it we’re bringing you a series of blog posts, this time on Alice Thornton and various women that feature in her writings. In this third post...

Finding Alice Thornton's Letters

Blog article published by Cordelia Beattie on 1 September 2023 Ireland Virginia family letters manuscripts

The 1st September is World Letter Writing Day. While Alice Thornton (1626-1707) is best known for writing four books about her life, we know that she frequently communicated by letter and we have been...