Please join us as A Sense of Place continues to explore the stories, history, and qualities that make Chase's Mill and Mill Hollow unique. This month, historian Dr. Helen Frink will interview Sharon Spaulding about the remarkable Mary Ware Dennett, a woman ahead of her time. During her life, Dennett (1872 - 1947) was a leader in the Arts and Crafts movement, second-in-command of the National Suffrage organization in New York, founder of the first national birth control league in the U.S., and a champion of free speech and sex-education.
Sharon married into the Dennett family and hasn't missed a summer in Mill Hollow since the 1980s. At some point, she began leaving her summer reading at home to dive into Mary's papers, journals, and letters that were stored in the attic of the family's house where Mary had also been a frequent visitor.
The event is free and is open to all. Feel free to invite your friends, but you need to register to receive the link to the webinar.
When not tending to her duties as President of the Mill Hollow Heritage Association, Sharon can be found archiving, researching, and working on a book about Dennett. She began her career as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines before jumping into marketing and PR. A few years ago, she decided to return to her first love, writing, and to helping women give voice to their vision.
During the winter, she lives at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah with her husband, Carl, and dog, Gus. sharonspaulding.com