Book Club: "Were you There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillet"

Name: Book Club: "Were you There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillet"
Start: 2025-10-05T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-05T14:30:00-05:00
Location: 100 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70801

Louisiana's Old State Capitol

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Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 pm

1 hour

100 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Louisiana 70801

Date & Location

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 pm to 02:30 pm (CDT)

100 North Blvd, Louisiana 70801

100 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1502, United States

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Book Club: "Were you There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillet"

The Louisiana's Old State Capitol Book Club invites you to a special "Author’s Talk and Book Discussion" on Were You There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillet, by Phebe Hayes and Margaret Simon.

This compelling book delves into the gripping story of Emma as she breaks away from the oppression of the post-Civil War southern life and successfully becomes the first African American woman to receive a medical degree in the state of Louisiana.

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