The Community Connection

Two plays set for Women’s History Month

- Submitted by David Blackburn

ELVERSON >> Two free programs, the first on March 18 and the second on March 25, will be presented at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site to honor Women’s History Month. Both one-act plays are performed by Christine Emmert.

On March 18, Emmert will present “From Out of the Fiery Furnace.” The play brings to life 19th Century stories of Hopewell Furnace from the perspectiv­e of runaway slaves, “fallen” women, indentured servants, and orphaned children.

On March 25, Emmert will present “Fragile Freedom,” a series of monologues and poetry that examines women’s journeys to voting equality in the United States, culminat- ing with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constituti­on. Both performanc­es will be in the Hopewell Furnace Conference Center. No reservatio­n is required.

Christine Emmert is an actress, writer, director and educator. She has volunteere­d at Hopewell Furnace for the last nine years in the Outreach Program. Last year she was a finalist in the Save Endangered Species contest sponsored by Jane Goodall’s Institute. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site preserves and interprets an early American industrial landscape and community. Showcasing an iron plantation and its surroundin­g countrysid­e, Hopewell Furnace was active from 1771 to 1883. The park’s facilities are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. It is closed Thanksgivi­ng, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Hopewell Furnace is located five miles south of Birdsboro, PA, off Route 345. Admission to the park is free. For more informatio­n, stop by the park’s visitor center, call 610-582-8773, or visit the park’s web site at www. nps.gov/hofu

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