“The Winthrop Women: Hannah Feake Bowne and Her Legendary Mother”

Talk and Slideshow

• WHEN: Saturday, March 7th, 2026 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm

• WHERE: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354

• WHAT TO EXPECT: Discover the colorful and astonishing life of John Bowne's mother-in-law, Elizabeth Fones-Winthrop-Feake-Hallett, who defied 17th-century gender roles and Puritan morality to forge a life on her own terms in the New World. The Bowne House Archives and research team will present our latest findings on her life, and the ways in which she shaped her daughter, Bowne House matriarch and pioneering Quaker preacher Hannah Feake Bowne.

• PLEASE NOTE: All participants under 14 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult.

  Admission: $15 General Admission; $10 Member Admission

  Tickets are required for entry and can be purchased via Eventbrite.