Meet Women from Connecticut History March 22

Connecticut women who revolutionized American cooking, defied a government that taxed them but denied them the vote, and shattered a political glass ceiling will be highlighted in the March 22 program of the South Windsor Historical Society and Wood Memorial Library and Museum. “From the Kitchen to the Capitol: Four Feisty Connecticut Women” will be presented at the Wood, 783 Main St., South Windsor, at 2 p.m. It will feature author Diana Ross McCain.

Admission is $5 ($3 for members of the society or museum). McCain will draw on her book “It Happened in Connecticut” for stories about remarkable women from three centuries of the state’s past. One wrote a cookbook that introduced recipes for indigenous America foods, such as turkey and cranberries, that have become standards. of the nation’s dinner tables. A century later, two elderly sisters became unlikely international champions of the fight for women’s suffrage. In the twentieth century a daughter of immigrants became the first female to fill a governor’s chair in her own right. McCain is an independent historian who has been researching, writing, and speaking about Connecticut history for more than 35 years. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history and was on the staff of the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford for 25 years. She is the author of five books on Connecticut history, which will be available for purchase and autographing after the talk. There will also be refreshments and an exhibit of local notable women who made notable contributions to the state and country.

For more information call 860-289-1783, or visit www.southwindsor.org or woodmemoriallibrary.org.