Barre’s Naramore Tragedy at the Gardner Museum

Barre’s Naramore Tragedy at The Gardner Museum on Thursday, April 16 from 7:00 – 8:00pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30pm. 

Historian Lucy Allen of the Barre Historical Society presents a compelling reexamination of one of Massachusetts’ most disturbing tragedies, of Lizzie Naramore murdering her six young children amid crushing poverty, in nearby Barre. Lucy will explore the legal realities that left Lizzie powerless over her children’s future and entirely dependent on a husband who failed to provide, and will reveal how the 1901 Naramore case was also a stark struggle for women’s rights within marriage. Her presentation connects this tragedy to the 1902 change in MA law, offering new insight into how women’s lack of legal rights shaped devastating outcomes.

Reservation is required.

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