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Kingston Academy Broadside, 1808
Small Broadsides Collection

Kingston BroadsideThis broadside advertises the theatrical performances put on by the students in the academy for the benefit of the townspeople. These events raised money, provided entertainment, and hopefully demonstrated the progress of the students. These exercises were separate from the examinations. This broadside is from 1808. 1
Reading Between the Lines
Kingston Academy was established with the cooperation of the Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston before the Revolutionary War. What questions about women's role in Dutch society does this single document suggest?
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Sources Cited

Marr, Harriet Webster. Atkinson Academy: The Early Years. N.p., 1940.
This short history of a New England Academy captures the controversy surrounding women learning rhetoric and performing on stage in student skits.

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