# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Talk: Katy Simpson Smith 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ? Author Talk: Katy Simpson Smith on We Have Raised All of You 

? Date: May 15, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
? Location: LSU Rural Life Museum
? Admission: Free and open to the public – includes access to the Women's Work exhibit

Join us for a captivating author talk with Katy Simpson Smith, acclaimed historian and novelist, as she delves into her groundbreaking book, We Have Raised All of You: Motherhood in the South, 1750-1835. Through meticulous historical research, Smith examines the lives of mothers—enslaved and free, Native and immigrant—who played a vital role in shaping the early South.

A Mississippi native, Smith holds a PhD in history from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MFA from Bennington Writing Seminars. She is the author of multiple celebrated novels, including The Story of Land and Sea, Free Men, The Everlasting, and The Weeds. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Paris Review, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Oxford American, Granta, and more. She currently resides in New Orleans.

? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of today’s most compelling historical voices! This event is free and includes access to the museum’s Women's Work exhibit.

? RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/0extH6mQ1v

? Can’t make it in person? Join us on Zoom:
? https://lsu.zoom.us/j/4592152117
? Meeting ID: 459 215 2117
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 86

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Baton Rouge
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 4560 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70809
- **lat**: 30.40662
- **long**: -91.10265
- **full address**: 4560 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70809

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- **organizer**: LSU Rural Life Museum (https://allevents.in/org/lsu-rural-life-museum/14162440)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 4560 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70809
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** LSU Rural Life Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Talk: Katy Simpson Smith  ?
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