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Resource Guide:
'Year of Wonders' by Geraldine Brooks

On September 5, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Year of Wonders. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to plague in early modern England.


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REVISIT past Folger book clubs that explored the effects of disease on society

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Junior League of Washington

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Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis

Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis

Explore Esther Inglis's life and work as an early modern influencer and as the first woman in Britain to preface her works with selfies, in this exhibition 400 years after her death.
Through Sun, Jan 19, 2025
Rose Exhibition Hall
Hamlet and Way Beyond with the Folger Method

Hamlet and Way Beyond with the Folger Method

Teachers are invited to explore three different versions of a Hamlet soliloquy and put Shakespeare into conversation with Frederick Douglass and Zora Neale Hurston during this professional development session from Folger Education.
Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 8pm ET
Gallery Talk: How to Curate an Exhibition: Little Books, Big Gifts

Gallery Talk: Little Books, Big Gifts

How do you curate an exhibition? Join co-curator Georgianna Ziegle as she chats about decisions made and the objects displayed in the Folger's temporary exhibition, "Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis."
Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 6:30pm
Rose Exhibition Hall