JOIN US IN PERSON AT BOWNE HOUSE OR VIA ZOOM
“The Winthrop Women: Hannah Feake Bowne and Her Legendary Mother”
WHEN: Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
WHERE: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354 OR Via Zoom
WHAT TO EXPECT: Bowne House Archivist Charlotte Jackson will speak on the remarkable lives of John Bowne’s first wife, the pioneering Quaker preacher Hannah Feake Bowne, and her legendary mother, Elizabeth Fones-Winthrop-Feake-Hallett, aka “The Winthrop Woman.” Learn how Elizabeth defied patriarchal Puritan custom to live and love on her own terms, and how Hannah’s upbringing in her care may have shaped her independent spirit and religious vocation.
A question period will follow. In-person attendees may also take a tour of Bowne House and view pieces from the Bowne House Collection that were owned, used, or enjoyed by generations of Bowne House women.
PLEASE NOTE: All participants under 14 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets are required for entry and can be purchased via Eventbrite. Please see below: