Mother's Day Tour of DC's Heroines!

Come join us on this special Mother's Day walking tour of America’s most historic park, Lafayette Square, D.C.!

e’ll focus on fun and uplifting stories about the Square’s many heroines and inspiring events. (As well as a few femme fatales.) And tell the general history of the locale.

When: Sunday, May 10, 4 pm!

Where: MEET in the grand lobby of the Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

The tour will draw on stories from the guide’s book, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_History_of_the_Capitol/NaC-zQEACAAJ?hl=en

Our fun itinerary will select from:

• The capital's newest and most inspiring memorial

• The “miracle mansion” that saved the Mayor’s sister

• How an enslaved grocer founded a family dynasty that ended segregation

• How an intrepid First Lady saved the Constitution and the Declaration

• The hilarious political fundraiser that gave us the terms “Big Cheese” and “Mammoth”

• How a future First lady saved the family of Lafayette!

• The benign, mysterious ghosts of St. John’s Church

• Where a most famous anthem was written

• Female spiritualists and ladies' seances

• Where a most famous speech was authored

• The woman who wrecked an entire presidential Cabinet

• Camels, bears, and sheep about the Executive Mansion

• The First Lady who saved Lafayette Square

• The most eligible women in the nation's history

• How an opera diva brokered civil rights

• The wildest, most fun Inauguration of them all

• The most effective lady spy of America's largest war

• A famed author’s moving tribute to his deceased wife

• How Southern bankers and Northern belles conspired to save Mt. Vernon

• The most effective female spy of the world's greatest war

• Presidential humor

• How Mrs. Grant escaped death

• How a humble washerwoman helped rebuild the District

And more!

Your host is a former Presidential speechwriter and “Tonight Show” writer, and author of such books on history as:

Femme Fatalite:

https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

We'll wrap up in time for you to take your mom to dinner.

This tour makes for a great gift, and is a sure-fire way to further spice up a festive day!

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