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Dessert and Discussion about Women of Martha's Vineyard with author Tom Dresser.. $25
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Come meet with Author Tom Dresser at the Bertkau home for discussion and dessert for $25 a ticket. And perhaps entice other friends to join you for an additional $25 a ticket. OR buy several tickets, invite friends, and have a fun evening out together. Maximum number is 20.
Generations of women have traveled to Martha's Vineyard to find solace in its calming waves and varied shoreline. Many prominent and capable women set down roots, contributing to the fabric of the community on the island. Learn of the brilliant poet Nancy Luce, who lived in isolation with her chickens. Emily Post, whose name is synonymous with good manners, sought respite from her personal struggles on the Vineyard. Famed horticulturalist Polly Hill left a perennial legacy for islanders with her tranquil arboretum. In the twentieth century, novelist Dorothy West captured the beauty of Martha's Vineyard with her work. Historian Thomas Dresser provides a series of biographical sketches of these extraordinary women who were bound by their love of the island.
Women of Martha's Vineyard also includes biographies of Katharine Cornell, Helen Manning, Dionis Riggs, Doris Pope Jackson and many more. Learn about life on the Vineyard through the eyes of these twentieth century women who contributed so much to the community.
Tom was interviewed by Connie Berry in the Vineyard Gazette:
http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2013/05/22/praise-vineyard-women
His book was reviewed by Jack Shear of the MV Times in 2013. Mindy Todd on The Point, on NPR, interviewed Tom on August 7, 2013.
Tom has been a tour guide on the island as well as the author of over a dozen books and articles. He will charm you with his quiet humor and insights into the history of women on the island.
The book talk will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2025 at 7pm at 12 Coffins Field Road, Edgartown.
Dessert will be provided by Jana Bertkau and Libby Fielder.
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Tom Dresser
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