Women in Wartime Book Club

Heroism takes many forms, but the bravery, grit, and ingenuity embodied by women in wartime receives too little attention, and often less formal acknowledgement. Bennington Museum’s Women in Wartime Book Club will examine the distinct aspects of women’ s experience during five different US wars, over the course of four gatherings at Pangaea Cafe in North Bennington. For one additional session, book club members will enjoy an after-hours tour of the Women in Wartime exhibit at Bennington Museum, led by Bennington Museum Collections Manager and exhibit curator, Callie Raspuzzi. The book club will gather on the third Thursday of each month, and we’ll read five works of fiction or memoir, dating from the Revolutionary War up through the Vietnam conflict. The group will welcome 16 members but spaces are filling quickly, so register today to secure your place! The deadline for registration is September 15th.

Books we’ll be reading, in order:

9/18/2025 Sisters in Arms by Kaiya Anderson
10/16/2025 Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher by Elizabeth Munroe Fisher
11/20/2025 The War Bride’s Scrapbook: A Novel in Pictures by Caroline Preston
1/15/2026 Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
2/19/2026 The Women by Kristen Hannah

Space is limited! To register go to: https://forms.gle/XE66Gr9Kq9vdobbN8

You may also like the following events from Bennington Museum:

• This Sunday, 17th August, 02:00 pm, Bennington Vanguards in Bennington
• Next Friday, 22nd August, 05:00 pm, Concerts in the Courtyard: The Velvet Wave in Bennington
• This month, 29th August, 05:00 pm, Concerts in the Courtyard: Eric Kufs and River Man in Bennington

Also check out other Workshops in North Bennington.