Charlotte Cushman: Seward Family Friend and Symbol of an Age

Seward House Museum, Director of Education Dr. Jeffrey Ludwig will discuss the Seward family's connections to Charlotte Cushman. A renowned actress of her time, Cushman was also a Seward family friend and early figure in LGBTQ+ history. Ludwig will explore these stories as well as sexuality in the 19th-century and the complicated ways Cushman subverted “traditional” roles in the Victorian age.