# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 06:15 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 08:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Registration opens February 2, 2026 @ 6:00pm at the following link: https://yorkcountyva.librarycalendar.com/event/katequinn

Bestselling historical fiction author Kate Quinn will present an engaging talk, "Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life," on her passion for researching heroic women of history across a broad span of centuries. After prepared remarks, there will be an audience Q&A period followed by a book-signing line. Local bookseller The Nook (Gloucester, VA) will be on-site selling copies of Ms. Quinn's recent and bestselling works.  

This event is sponsored by York County Public Library and the Friends of York County Public Library Foundation.

Registration is required. Questions? Call 757-890-5207 or 757-890-5120.

Speaker Bio: Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with “The Alice Network”, “The Huntress,” “The Rose Code,” “The Diamond Eye,” and “The Briar Club.” She is also a co-author in several collaborative novels including “The Phoenix Crown” with Janie Chang and “Ribbons of Scarlet” with Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Eliza Knight, Sophie Perinot, and Heather Webb. “The Astral Library,” releasing in 2025, is her first foray into magical realism.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/yorktown/unsung-heroines-bringing-brave-women-of-the-past-to-life/200029466156212
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, womens-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 96

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Yorktown
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Yorktown Library
- **lat**: 37.19577
- **long**: -76.4897
- **full address**: Yorktown Library, 8500 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown, VA 23692-4006, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life being held?
  - **A:** Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life takes place on Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 06:15 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 08:15 pm at Yorktown Library, 8500 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown, VA 23692-4006, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life?
  - **A:** Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life is organized by York County Public Library.

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