Come honor Women’s History Month with a special living history performance of “Setting the World by the Ears” by Laura Rocklyn at the Kellogg Environmental Center on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 3pm. Award-winning writer and historical interpreter Laura Rocklyn will portray the 19th century abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman.

The year is 1855 and Maria Weston Chapman is preparing to return to her home in Weymouth, MA after seven years of living in Europe. During those years abroad she has seen her children complete their educations and marry, and she has found powerful new international allies for the cause that is so dear to her heart: Abolition. The preparations to return to her beloved but far distant home prompt memories of her childhood in Weymouth, and of the turbulent early days of her involvement in the Abolition Movement in Boston. Maria revisits the triumphs and fears that came with her work with the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society. She reflects on how her strength in the face of violence and her passion for the cause to which she has devoted her life took her from Boston to New York and Philadelphia and, eventually, to the capitals of Europe, in pursuit of justice.

Celebrate the last weekend of Women’s History Month by attending “Setting the World by the Ears” written and performed by Laura Rocklyn at the Kellogg Environmental Center. This event is FREE and donations are accepted. Registration is not required. The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby. For further information or directions please email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at (203)734-2513.