Pat Salmon: Powerful Women of Staten Island's Past

Join us on the lawn of the Alice Austen House as we honor and celebrate the contributions of several amazing women who impacted Staten Island and, in many cases, beyond. These women met challenges, but persevered and accomplished their goals. We will examine the influential lives of Eva Bechtel, Audre Lorde, Elizabeth Britton, Alice Austen, Mary Jane Irwin O'Donovan Rossa, Catherine "Mac" O'Callaghan, Dorothy Day, and many others.

This program is presented in collaboration with the Friends of Olmsted-Beil House.

** This is an outdoor event. The rain date for this program will be Wed. Aug 28th a 6:30PM

Dorothy Day and daughter Tamar, 1932.

Botanist Elizabeth Britton, 1886.

Photograph by Robert Alexander from his landmark 1983 press series of Audre Lorde

Host or Publisher Alice Austen House