News Release For Immediate Release March 12, 2014 Contact: Chris Zaccaro (860) 246-1553, ext. 116 [email protected]

Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Campbell discusses her upcoming biography on Isabella Beecher Hooker Old State House Conversation at Noon - Tues, March 25

She wanted to rock the cradle and rule the world, yet most biographers wrote off Isabella Beecher Hooker as an eccentric who talked to the dead while yearning for a better world. On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Connecticut’s Old State House, discover the fascinating story of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s younger half-sister with Pulitzer Prize winning writer Susan Campbell, author of the upcoming book Tempest-Tossed: The Spirit of Isabella Beecher Hooker. Following Ms. Campbell’s talk, join in a discussion about Isabella Beecher Hooker’s impact and the status of women’s rights today with CT-N’s Diane Smith, Shannon Burke, Director of Education of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, and Teresa Younger, Executive Director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Bring your lunch and enjoy this free program, which will last from noon to 1 p.m. This program is co-sponsored with the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Funding provided by Connecticut Humanities. A historic Connecticut figure who paved the way for women’s rights in the U.S., Isabella Beecher Hooker helped organize the National Woman Suffrage Association and fought for the passage of an 1877 Connecticut law that gave married women the same property rights as their husbands. Located in Hartford just minutes from the Connecticut Science Center, Wadsworth Atheneum and the riverfront, Connecticut’s Old State House invites visitors of all ages to discover that their voices matter, and that words, ideas, persuasion and debate really can change minds – and, quite possibly, the world. The building served as the Constitution State’s original seat of government from 1796 to 1878. For more information on admission prices, upcoming events and parking discounts nearby, become a fan of Connecticut’s Old State House on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or visit us online at www.ctoldstatehouse.org.

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