Enjoy multiple events at  Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Including:

Exhibition: The Literature of Prescription – Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wallpaper” March 10 – April 16, 2016 During a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a career to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story titled “The Yellow Wall-Paper.” The exhibition Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-Paper” explores the story behind Gilman’s indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women’s professional and creative opportunities. View this amazing exhibit on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons between March 10 and April 16 beginning at Noon. Last admission at 3:15 p.m. The exhibit is open to the public and free of charge.

April 2016

Victorian Theatre – The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman as interpreted by Josh Hitchens. Friday, April 15 & Saturday, April 16 performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at 2 & 4 p.m.  Continuing the Mansion’s emphasis on 19th century women’s history, a one-woman performance of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story, first published in 1892, will be presented in the parlor. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a story of a woman who is locked in an upstairs bedroom by her physician to “recover” from “temporary nervous depression.” Reservations are required. Cost: $30, Member cost: $25. CLICK HERE for reservations or call 215-438-1861.  A champagne reception is included.

The Mütter Museum will host an academic symposium to complement the Mansion’s theatrical rendition of “The Yellow Wallpaper” featuring a moderator and three speakers, followed by a discussion.

May 2016

Victorian Theatre – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott as interpreted by Josh Hitchens. Friday, May 6 & Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 8 at 2 & 4 p.m. As part of the Mansion’s focus on women’s history, we are pleased to present an original production of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Alcott, born in Germantown in 1832, was one of the century’s most important women authors. The play will be set in the Mansion’s parlor; seating is limited. Reservations are required. Cost: $35, Member cost: $30 CLICK HERE for reservations or call 215-438-1861. A champagne reception is included.  Bring your mother for Mother’s Day!

June 2016

Old Fashioned Picnic – Saturday, June 11, 2016, Noon to 3 p.m.  Visit the Mansion for the Mansion for the eighth annual Old Fashioned Picnic featuring activities for children and adults alike including ring toss, face painting, croquet and a scavenger hunt in the Enchanted Wood Fairy Garden. Picnickers have the opportunity to dress in Victorian clothing for a photograph to take home. Hot dogs, root beer, and ice cream sundaes will be served.  Admission is free. Pay as you go for activities and food. Tickets $1 or 12 for $10