Remedies from the Garden: Eighteenth-Century Women as Healers
Sun, Sep 28
|The Woodland Parlor
Lesley Parness and Karen Bloom Gevirtz will discuss the use of herbs as medicine in the 18th century as well as the key role women served as healers. See the ticket page and below for complete details.
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The Woodland Parlor, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
Guests
About the event
Join Durand-Hedden House & Garden as we kick off the 2025-2026 programming season on Sunday, September 28, with this engaging dual presentation on the history of herbal cures and the role of women in health and healing. These lectures will be given from 1 pm to 3 pm at The Woodland Parlor. Then join us at Durand-Hedden from 3 pm to 4:30 pm for refreshments and a tour of our beautifully revitalized herb garden.
Remedies from the Garden: Eighteenth-Century Women as Healers will be presented by two fabulous speakers: Karen Bloom Gevirtz, author of The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity, and Lesley Parness, garden historian and writer.
Please consider purchasing at least one donation ticket. All donations are welcome, appreciated, and support Durand-Hedden's mission, upkeep, and community events.
Tickets
Free Community Ticket
Durand-Hedden makes this program available to the community free of charge. Please consider purchasing a donation ticket if you are able.
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Donation Ticket
Any size donation is welcome, appreciated, and used for Durand-Hedden House care and continued quality programming. Thank you.
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