Jul 26, 2018 2 min read

The Fort Pitt Museum, part of the Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center museum system, will host its fourth annual Women’s History Seminar at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Mary Miley Theobald, a history and freelance writer, will discuss history myths and women in early America. Her presentation will explore the history myths about women often repeated in cultural institutions throughout the country, how they perpetuate, and what truth is behind them. Theobald will be available to sign copies of her book, “Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked,” which will be available for purchase in the Fort Pitt Museum shop.

Ja:no’s (Janine) Bowen, the Allegany Territory, Language Development Director at the Seneca Nation, will discuss the central role women have played throughout Iroquois history as teachers who transmit the culture to the next generation. Bowen’s presentation will share the inspiring stories of women who have dedicated their careers to language revitalization efforts.

Visitors can also participate in guided museum tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to explore Western Pennsylvania’s critical role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and the birth of Pittsburgh.

The museum’s featured exhibit is “From Maps to Mermaids: Carved Powder Horns in Early America,” which showcases delicately-carved powder horns – used by soldiers, settlers and American Indians to store gunpowder on the colonial frontier – and the stories behind them.

Admission for this seminar is $10 for the general public and $5 for students and History Center members. Register online at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/events.

For more information on the Fort Pitt Museum’s exhibits and public programs, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org/fort-pitt.