The Edenton Tea Party and the 18th Century Women’s Movement: MESDA Spot Talk
October 23 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Learn how southern women exercised power in the early American South.
At 2:00 PM, join us to learn about the Edenton Tea Party, one of the first organized women’s political protests in America. On October 25, 1774, a group of Edenton women led by Penelope (Padgett) Barker (1728-1796) pledged to boycott imported British tea and cloth in response to the Tea Act of 1774. News of their “tea party” reached London, where it was reported in the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser on January 16, 1775.
These guided tours are included with your standard admission.
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