

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Landmark Lecture: From Runaway Nun  to Parlor Politician
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In 1831 Sister Gertrude Wightt, the directress of Georgetown Academy donned the hat and cape of one of her students and abruptly left.About this EventIn 1831 Sister Gertrude Wightt, the directress of Georgetown Academy (now Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School), donned the hat and cape of one of her students and abruptly left the academy and life as a nun. She soon became a fixture on the Washington social scene and an intimate of Dolley Madison.The Two Worlds of Ann Gertrude Wightt is the first comprehensive biography of the enigmatic Wightt. Drawing from a rich cache of previously overlooked primary sources, the book meticulously explores Wightt's transformation from respected academy directress to celebrated "parlor politician" in the nation's capital.About the author:  Joseph Mannard is an associate professor in the Department of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Catholic Historical Association and the American Catholic Historical Society.
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- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Tudor Place
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- **full address**: Tudor Place, 1644 31st Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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