On March 6, 2025 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The Tower by Flora Carr. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to women in Shakespeare and Mary Queen of Scots.
CELEBRATE Women’s History Month with podcasts and articles
- Q&A: Lauren Gunderson on her new play, A Room in the Castle, about the women of Hamlet
- On stage at the Folger March 4 – April 6, 2025
- Naomi Miller on Mary Sidney and Imperfect Alchemist (podcast)
- Tana Wojczuk on Charlotte Cushman’s Radical Life (podcast)
- Black Women Shakespeareans, 1821 – 1960, with Joyce Green MacDonald (podcast)
- Shakespeare’s Unruly Women (past exhibition)
- Elizabeth I and the Qing Empress Xiaozhuang (blog post)
- Women painting Shakespeare in the time of Jane Austen and Queen Victoria (blog post)
- Women Patrons as Playmakers (blog post)
- By March Book Club presenter Elizabeth Zeman Kolkovich
EXPLORE Folger Theatre’s production of Mary Stuart
LISTEN to additional related podcast episodes
- Episode 101: Elizabeth Norton on The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
- Episode 232: Ramie Targoff on Shakespeare’s Sisters
REVISIT another book club selection with Mary, Queen of Scots at its center
- A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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How to Survive Teaching Act 5
How to Survive Teaching Act 5
This professional development session for teachers focuses on strategies for reading the final act of a Shakespeare play, from using Folger Essential Practices to exploring epilogues through paired texts.
Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 8pm ET
Early Music Seminar: Resplendent Joy
Early Music Seminar: Resplendent Joy
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Resplendent Joy: Christmas Traditions from Spain and Portugal.
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 6pm ET
Folger Book Club: 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
Folger Book Club: 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
Our December selection travels to an icy land of faeries and dark magic, with author Heather Fawcett joining for the session.
Thu, Dec 4, 2025, 6:30pm
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