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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of early America and the history of women Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 300th Anniversary University Professor emerita at Harvard University, will join the Museum of the American Revolution on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6 p.m. to reflect on her pioneering work The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth, during Women’s History Month.

Broadway’s smash hit Hamilton: An American Musical has undoubtedly ignited a revival of interest in early American history, but where does history end and theater begin? On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from 6 – 8 p.m., the Museum of the American Revolution will host "Historians on Hamilton," an evening panel discussion on balancing artistic license with historical accuracy, and how theater professionals and historians can work together to inspire new generations of audiences through storytelling.

Author and historian Dr. Katharine Gerbner will join the Museum of the American Revolution on April 10, 2019 at 6 p.m. to explore the early history of slavery within the Quaker community and how it contributed to modern concepts of race.

Sip a cocktail inspired by Martha Washington’s recipe, test your knowledge of women’s history with a trivia contest, make-your-own button featuring quotes from inspirational women, and learn about legacy-making ladies of the Revolution on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 5 – 8 p.m., during Women’s History Month at the Museum of the American Revolution.

What was in Eliza Schuyler Hamilton’s closet? At the Museum of the American Revolution, take a deeper dive into the trends and techniques modeled by Alexander Hamilton’s fashionable wife on Sunday, March 31, 2019 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. The panel discussion and fashion demonstration will feature two of Eliza’s most iconic looks, created as part of the Museum’s “Fashioning Eliza” project. It is free with regular museum admission.

Celebrate Revolutionary women at the Museum of the American Revolution during Women’s History Month this March. Special programs, workshops, and musical performances will highlight the essential roles that women played during the American Revolution.

The elaborately carved powder horn of Gershom Prince, a Black soldier who served and died in the Revolutionary War, is now on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. The powder horn – a cow’s horn that was used to store gunpowder – sheds light on the little-known stories of Black soldiers, both free and enslaved, who fought during the American Revolution.

New York Times best-selling author L.M. Elliott will join the Museum of the American Revolution on Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. for a special workshop and lively afternoon discussion on her 2018 book Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship. It marks the second event in the Museum’s new Write the Revolution series for young readers.

Only six weeks remain to see the special hands-on exhibit Hamilton Was Here: Rising Up in Revolutionary Philadelphia at the Museum of the American Revolution. The exhibit highlights the surprising connections between our own city and Hamilton’s extraordinary contributions to the nation’s founding. Hamilton Was Here is free with regular museum admission and runs through Sunday, March 17, 2019.

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at 6:15 p.m., the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and the Museum of the American Revolution will host keynote speaker Garry Kasparov and panelists Yascha Mounk and Curtis Milhaupt to discuss authoritarianism and other challenges facing humanity today.