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Virtual Adult Lecture

The Trial of Lizzie Borden
2023-10-10 19:00:00 2023-10-10 20:30:00 America/Denver Virtual Adult Lecture The popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for over a hundred years. Author Cara Robertson will explore the stories that influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom. Online Event -

Tuesday, October 10
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-10 19:00:00 2023-10-10 20:30:00 America/Denver Virtual Adult Lecture The popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for over a hundred years. Author Cara Robertson will explore the stories that influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom. Online Event -

The popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for over a hundred years. Author Cara Robertson will explore the stories that influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom.

Cara Robertson began researching the Borden case as a Harvard undergraduate in 1990. She holds a PhD from University of Oxford and a JD from Stanford Law School. She clerked at the Supreme Court of the United States, served as a legal adviser to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague, and has written for various publications. Her scholarship has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Humanities Center, of which she is a Trustee. The Trial of Lizzie Borden, her first book, won the New England Society Book Award in 2020.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Class |

TAGS: | virtual | online | lizzieborden | adultlecture | #adultlecture |

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Phone: 801-943-4636
Hours
Mon, Dec 04 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 05 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 06 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Dec 07 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 10 Closed
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