Organizing Generosity: Centuries of Women Supporting Women in Salem

Salem historian and author Donna Seger will present a lecture entitled Organizing Generosity: Centuries of Women Supporting Women in Salem. Seger, a well-known author and Salem historian, will highlight how for centuries Salem women pioneered the custom of using philanthropic organizations to aid and assist the most vulnerable– a practice that continues to this day. The organizations that are hosting the March 28 event include the Women’s Friends Society (WFS), Seamen’s Widow and Orphans Association (SWOA) the Brookhouse Home for Women, The House of Seven Gables, the League of Women Voters, and the Salem Female Charitable Society (SFCS).