Martha Wright: Her Friends, and Her Legacy Friday evening through Sunday morning August 17, 18, & 19, 2007 FRIDAY AFTERNOON – Tours of Tubman House & Seward House (1-4 pm) FRIDAY EVENING – 7:30 -- Thomas Mott Osborne monodrama at Auburn Public Theater. Thomas Mott Osborne was Martha’s grandson. He was internationally famous for his efforts in prison reform, including tumultuous and controversial times as the warden of Sing Sing and the Naval prison during World War I. Free Admission! Author: David Connelly. SATURDAY – Auburn Public Theater, 108 Genesee Street, Auburn 8:30 – Registration – coffee 9:00 – Welcome and Introduction 9:30-10:30--Keynote Speakers Sherry Penney and James Livingston: Martha Wright: A Very Dangerous Woman 10:30-10:45--Coffee break 10:45-12:15--Martha Wright and Her Friends Chair: Rev. Paul Carter of the Tubman Home Kate Clifford Larson - “Martha Wright and Harriet Tubman” Peter Wisbey - “The Sewards and the Wrights” 12:15-1:15—LUNCH 1:15-2:30--Martha Wright and Her Family Chair: Eileen McHugh, Director, Cayuga County Museum Claire Putala, "Mother and Daughter: Martha Wright and Eliza Wright Osborne" David Connelly, "The Price of the Legacy: The Downfall of Thomas Mott Osborne and His Radical Prison Reform" 2:30-5:00--Martha Wright, the World of Reform, and Heritage Tourism in Upstate New York Chair: Christine Carter of the Tubman House Matilda Joslyn Gage House: Sally Roesch Wagner, Director, Matilda Joslyn Gage Home Women’s Rights National Historical Park: Tina Orcutt, Superintendent Susan B. Anthony House: Deborah Hughes, Director Beyond the Sites Everyone Knows: Judith Wellman, Historical New York Research Associates Comments: Heritage New York Women’s Trail: Richard White-Smith, Director Report on “Votes for Women Trail” from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s office 5:30--Reception, Seward House 7:00 – Dinner –at Auburn Public Theater: Entertainment and anecdotal stories of Martha; Birthday Party and cake SUNDAY 10:30 – Martha Wright’s religious sentiments, talk by Jim Livingston at the UU Society of Auburn where Martha, husband, and her daughter, Eliza, attended and her husband was a member. Registration for Saturday Conference is $15 for early registration by August 5th; $18 for late registration. Friday evening play is free admission as is Sunday morning talk on Martha Wright’s religious views. The Saturday evening birthday dinner party is $15; Reservations for the dinner must be made by Sunday, August 12th, by completing the registration form and returning with check or by calling Ken or Audrey Mochel at 315-255-9133. Email: Kmochel@adelphia.net More details and registration form at mysite.verizon.net/vzeuaowq/auburnuu THEME – TO SHOW THAT Martha Wright’s life, beliefs, and location put her at the center of the intersection of Women’s Rights and the UGRR and to strengthen the historical connections between the two movements in central New York and between all such historical sites in central New York.