Clara Barton Tea

Local Actress, Lynne McKenney Lydick returned to the Women at Work Museum and brought history to life during the annual Clara Barton Tea. This time, Ms. Lydick portrayed Clara Barton in "Follow the Cannons: A Reading of Clara Barton's Civil War Letters."

When the bloodiest one day battle in American history, the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, MD, September 17, 1862 had ended, Dr. James Dunn, a battlefield surgeon, wrote a letter to his wife, praising the work of Clara Barton:

"In my feeble estimation, Gen. McLellan, with all his laurals, sinks into insignificance beside the true heroine of the age, the angel of the battlefield."

Tea and refreshments were served.

This program was supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. 

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