# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Living History Event: Corsets and Contraband - African American Labor in the Fight for Freedom
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come to Historic Blenheim for a drop-in program exploring the courageous contributions of African American women during the Civil War. Learn how skills and labor often dismissed as “women’s work” became vital tools of resistance, intelligence gathering and survival. FREE

Engage with living historians and discover the remarkable stories of three extraordinary women: Lucy Ann Walker (The Clothesline Spy), interpreted by Yvette Blake; Mary Bowser (The Confederate White House Black Dispatcher), interpreted by Denise Benedetto; and Mary Louvestre (The Ironclad Informant), interpreted by Debora Brown.

Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for an immersive experience that includes exhibit displays, themed stations, historic interpreters, scheduled talks, film screenings and hands-on activities — all courtesy of the Scandalous Women of the Civil War Guild.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fairfax/living-history-event-corsets-and-contraband-african-american-labor-in-the-fight-for-freedom/200030119324116
- **Event Categories**: entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Fairfax
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3610 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA, United States, Virginia 22030
- **lat**: 38.85527
- **long**: -77.29278
- **full address**: 3610 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA, United States, Virginia 22030

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Living History Event: Corsets and Contraband - African American Labor in the Fight for Freedom being held?
  - **A:** Living History Event: Corsets and Contraband - African American Labor in the Fight for Freedom takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 3610 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA, United States, Virginia 22030.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Living History Event: Corsets and Contraband - African American Labor in the Fight for Freedom?
  - **A:** Living History Event: Corsets and Contraband - African American Labor in the Fight for Freedom is organized by Historic Blenheim/Civil War Interpretive Center.

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