Chautauqua Presentations: “Women Who Changed Their World”
"Women Who Changed Their World" continues with a Chautauqua of abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew, "Southern Woman, Yankee Spy", as portrayed by Kim Harris.
Elizabeth Van Lew was an American abolitionist, Southern Unionist, and philanthropist who recruited and acted as the primary handler of an extensive spy ring for the Union Army in the Confederate capital of Richmond during the American Civil War. General Ulysses S. Grant credited Van Lew with providing him with the most valuable information received from Richmond during the war.
Kim Harris is an accomplished Chautauquan who has portrayed living history characters at various local venues including Genoa Western Heritage Festival, Pipers Opera House, the Gold Hill Hotel and Dangberg Historic Park. She has also performed at venues from California to New York.
Tickets can be purchased at the event. Please arrive no earlier than 5:30 pm.
