Speak Story Series is hosting Ilene Evans at the War Memorial Building (102 East German St, Shepherdstown) on Tuesday, August 13 at 7:30 pm. Evans is a storyteller, performer and scholar who weaves music, poetry, dance and drama to bring history alive. For this program, Evans will portray Coralie Franklin Cook, an activist in the early 20th century women’s suffrage movement. Cook graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, the first descendent of a Monticello enslaved person to graduate from college.
Tickets are $20, available at the door or online at SpeakStorySeries.com. Recommended for age 13 and older.
By Staff Contributor