Lily Dale, New York, was founded at the apex of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States, and unsurprisingly that struggle was in the hearts and on the minds of the radical feminists who co-founded this fascinating intentional Spiritualist community. Spiritualism’s Place: Reformers, Seekers, and Seances in Lily Dale reveals the role that the radical (and conservative) women’s rights activists like Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, and others played in Lily Dale–and the role that Lily Dale played in Progressive-era politics, including suffrage and Temperance. As an intentional community devoted to Spiritualist beliefs and practices, Lily Dale brings together multiple strands in the social and religious history of New York and the United States over the past 150 years: feminism, social reform, utopianism, and new religious movements.
In this event the authors of Spiritualism’s Place will discuss the intersections of women’s rights, radical religion, and Temperance in New York. As a nexus of Progressive-era change, Lily Dale is a fascinating case study, a place and moment in these histories, and Spiritualism’s Place captures the vibes and the venue.
Copies of the book, Spiritualism’s Place, will be available to purchase at the Museum Store and the book signing will follow the presentation.
Members $25
Member Special $50 (includes your reservation and book)
Non-Members $30
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