Category: Program

Transgender History. The term “transgender” was coined in the late 1980s and came into popular usage in the mid 1990s, but that doesn’t mean that transgender people have only existed in the late twentieth century on. Transgender individuals have a rich history in America and other cultures. This program will present several different historical perspectives on transgender people and then focus on the story of Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as man and fought in the Revolutionary War, as an example of the lived experience of transgender people.

Alex Myers is a novelist, teacher, and transgender rights advocate. He has published several books, including Revolutionary, as well as the upcoming Continental Divide.

Please join us Saturday, September 21st, 1:00-2:00. Pre-registration is requested but not required.

This is a One Book One Valley presentation. 

Paul St. Cyr, the third author in our series, currently resides in Westbrook, Maine and writes on the “American Civil War as more than battles in well-known locations, but as stories of common men and women who demonstrated the dedication, determination, and true grit of common men and women.” His two novels, Innocent Pride and Aftermath, capture the story of a young Confederate soldier’s journey.

Please join us Saturday, September 14, 1-2:30. Pre-registration requested but not required.