Geraldine Livingston Thompson: A Gilded Age Philanthropist

Co-Sponsored with the American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Join us at Library HQ for an interesting afternoon talk by the award-winning Professor of History Jane Scimeca of Brookdale Community College.

Professor Scimeca will be speaking about her writing project - the biography of NJ Hall of Fame inductee and former owner of Monmouth County's Thompson Park, Geraldine Thompson. Raised in New York during the Gilded Age, Mrs. Thompson became the most influential woman in New Jersey history. Her accomplishments in public health, prison reform, child welfare, politics and philanthropy place her among the greatest women of her generation.

Professor Scimeca, who was awarded Brookdale Community College's Barringer Award, has made significant contributions to her students and women's history through her writing and podcast. Ms. Scimeca will share how you might begin to research women's history, how to find the story, and why Geraldine Thompson is still relevant.

Registration is not needed. Program is open to the public.

The Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women was founded in 1969. Their mission is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. They support educational opportunities for women and girls of all ages. Each year the AAUW provides several thousand dollars in awards to the highest ranking female graduate from each school in the Freehold Regional High School District, and scholarships to Monmouth and Middlesex County women returning to college.

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