Beatrix Potter
FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library willbe hosting a talk about children’s author Beatrix Potter later this month (perfect timing for Women’s History Month and for Easter). These talks are always free at FLPL.
Beatrix Potter: The Woman Behind the Rabbit
Monday, March 16, 11:30 am
Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Learn about the life of Beatrix Potter in this presentation by Betsy Bray of the Beatrix Potter Society.
Raised by wealthy parents in mid-Victorian London, Beatrix Potter became a multi-faceted woman whose life and work remains a source of inspiration and interest today. Against many odds, she developed a successful career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books that are still highly popular worldwide, and have been translated in many different languages. 
She achieved financial independence and owned property during an era in which women had few educational options, lacked legal rights, and were barred from most participating in professions. She used her earnings to purchase and preserve substantial tracts of land and 17th Century farm buildings in the English Lake District, eventually leaving them to the National Trust. Beatrix Potter was clearly a force to be reckoned with, a “woman ahead of her time” in many ways.
Betsy Bray will discuss the various roles played by Beatrix Potter over the 77 years of her life, from young adulthood as author and illustrator of 23 children’s books, to her later life as Lake District sheep farmer, land conservationist, and community activist. For more information, call 256-764-6564, ext. 128.
