Margaret Arnold, better known by her childhood name Peggy Shippen, has been portrayed as either a total innocent or the scheming mastermind behind Benedict Arnold’s treason. Letters, deeds, wills, and other documents from the time correct the fiction, and reveal the nuances of an 18th-century woman navigating family, marriage, and two countries at war. Hear the truth from the woman some credit with convincing Benedict Arnold to turn coat.
Presented by Char Weigel in period attire.
Char Weigel frequently publishes & presents on Hudson Valley Revolutionary War history. She is a board member of the Odell Rochambeau Museum and Vice President of Special Projects for Revolutionary Westchester 250.
Free and open to all. No registration is required.
This program is a collaboration between Warner Library & Revolutionary Westchester 250.
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