Experience History: Ilene Evans Portrays Suffragist Coralie Franklin Cook
Telling The Story Of Coralie Franklin Cook
The Independent Observer | Thursday, August 1, 2024
The Independent Observer reports on an event hosted by Speak Story Series, featuring storyteller Ilene Evans, who will bring to life the story of Coralie Franklin Cook. Set to take place at the War Memorial Building in Shepherdstown on August 13 at 7:30 pm, Evans, a skilled performer and scholar, will depict Cook—a notable activist in the early 20th century women's suffrage movement and the first descendant of a Monticello enslaved person to graduate from college. Tickets for the event are priced at $20 and can be purchased at the door or online, with a recommended age of 13 and older for attendees.
