The Outstanding Women of the Ball-Sellers House

Name: The Outstanding Women of the Ball-Sellers House
Start: 2025-03-13T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Reinsch Library

Schedule

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Reinsch Library | Arlington, VA

This is a hybrid event, free to all. For directions to free parking or zoom registration visit: https://arlhist.org/event/women-of-the-ball-sellers-house/
The Arlington Historical Society (AHS) is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of receiving the John Ball House from its last owner, Marian Sellers. Mrs. Sellers donated it to AHS for $10 back in 1975. So we’re highlighting Women’s History Month by sharing stories of some of the women who lived there. We’ll shine a spotlight on women who have a special place in the history of the house, in the county, and in even our nation’s history. We’ll learn about Elizabeth Payne Ball, the wife of the builder who took a man to court to sue for her inheritance; Irene Young, a suffragist and divorcee’ when society viewed divorce was a “dirty word” and saw it as ALWAYS being the woman’s fault; and Julia Powell, one of the first enlisted US Navy Yeomen in the First World War. We can’t help but also talk about Marian Sellers, her life and her legacy at the house. Join us for a unique look at special women in Arlington’s history and images and family photos rarely shown in public.