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31 Abbot Hill Acres, Wilton, New Hampshire 03086
Phone: (603) 654-2186 – Cell: (603) 721-9710
Fax: (603) 654-7345 – E-mail: sbmillett@tds.net
Milford, NH-- Saturday, November 14, will be a day of town-wide celebration as the Harriet Wilson Project kicks off the 150th anniversary of the publication of Harriet Wilson’s novel, Our Nig; or Sketches in the Life of a Free Black.
Starting at 11:30 a.m. and leaving from the Milford Oval, there will be an educational guided bus tour of Wilson’s hometown including the church, the Blanchard residence and an examination of the 1800s community involvement and abolitionist influence that shaped Wilson’s outlook.
At 2 p.m., The Project will throw open the doors of the Milford Town Hall for the public to hear an important Keynote Address by noted international human rights activist, and actress, Victoria Rowell, whose qualifications to address childhood abuse issues are impressive. She has received many major awards for her ongoing efforts with foster care and adoption issues, as well as her work on human rights and world peace. Recently, Rowell received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the University of Southern Maine and Wheelock College in Boston.
Having spent eighteen years in foster care, Rowell became a passionate voice for children like herself – and not unlike Harriet Wilson. In 1990, she founded the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP), which enriches foster children through artistic and athletic expression. In addition to facilitating job opportunities with Viacom television productions, she assisted youths in getting jobs with other companies, including BMG and Oxygen. For more information about her charity, visit www.rowellfosterchildren.org.
Rowell is an actress (appearing on the Cosby Show, The Young and the Restless, Eve’s Bayou, Distinguished Gentlemen, One Red Rose, Home of the Brave) but more importantly, an advocate, mother and now a New York Times Bestselling author recognized for her contributions in educating and supporting foster children. Victoria Rowell is currently on a national book tour for the release of her new memoir, “The Women Who Raised Me,” published by William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.
Music will be provided by Julia Leonard and Maine’s Rock My Soul Gospel Choir. “Unless you're from the South or attend a church with a bangin' choir, you're not likely to hear bona fide gospel tunes sung the way Rock My Soul performs them." Jon Nolan, The Wire.
Harriet Wilson was the first African American woman to publish a largely auto-biographical novel forever changing the literary landscape and American and world history. Born in Milford, New Hampshire, Wilson’s journey would take her to Boston where she published her work, managed a boarding house in the South End, marketed and sold her hair products, “Mrs. Wilson’s Hair Regenerator”, lectured on the rights of children, and achieved some fame as a spiritualist healer.
For more information about this event, or events that follow, call 617-287-5880 or 603-494-4475.
Starting at 11:30 a.m. and leaving from the Milford Oval, there will be an educational guided bus tour of Wilson’s hometown including the church, the Blanchard residence and an examination of the 1800s community involvement and abolitionist influence that shaped Wilson’s outlook.
At 2 p.m., The Project will throw open the doors of the Milford Town Hall for the public to hear an important Keynote Address by noted international human rights activist, and actress, Victoria Rowell, whose qualifications to address childhood abuse issues are impressive. She has received many major awards for her ongoing efforts with foster care and adoption issues, as well as her work on human rights and world peace. Recently, Rowell received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the University of Southern Maine and Wheelock College in Boston.
Having spent eighteen years in foster care, Rowell became a passionate voice for children like herself – and not unlike Harriet Wilson. In 1990, she founded the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP), which enriches foster children through artistic and athletic expression. In addition to facilitating job opportunities with Viacom television productions, she assisted youths in getting jobs with other companies, including BMG and Oxygen. For more information about her charity, visit www.rowellfosterchildren.org.
Rowell is an actress (appearing on the Cosby Show, The Young and the Restless, Eve’s Bayou, Distinguished Gentlemen, One Red Rose, Home of the Brave) but more importantly, an advocate, mother and now a New York Times Bestselling author recognized for her contributions in educating and supporting foster children. Victoria Rowell is currently on a national book tour for the release of her new memoir, “The Women Who Raised Me,” published by William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.
Music will be provided by Julia Leonard and Maine’s Rock My Soul Gospel Choir. “Unless you're from the South or attend a church with a bangin' choir, you're not likely to hear bona fide gospel tunes sung the way Rock My Soul performs them." Jon Nolan, The Wire.
Harriet Wilson was the first African American woman to publish a largely auto-biographical novel forever changing the literary landscape and American and world history. Born in Milford, New Hampshire, Wilson’s journey would take her to Boston where she published her work, managed a boarding house in the South End, marketed and sold her hair products, “Mrs. Wilson’s Hair Regenerator”, lectured on the rights of children, and achieved some fame as a spiritualist healer.
For more information about this event, or events that follow, call 617-287-5880 or 603-494-4475.
P.S. Wadleigh Library has copies of Harriet Wilson's book in the New Hampshire History Room.
Diana, Reference Desk
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