Seymour Historical Society to host talk on women's health issues in Colonial times

SEYMOUR - Health and hygiene challenges for women in Colonial America will be the focus of a program at the Seymour Historical Society at 2 p.m. July 17.

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Presenter Velya Jancz-Urban is well-versed in Colonial history. 

She and her family bought and restored a 1770 farmhouse in Woodbury. 

That led to her writing the novel “Acquiescence,” which is set partly in Colonial times. 

In this popular program, “The Not-So-Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife,” Jancz-Urban makes audiences both laugh and cringe as she offers intimate insight into topics that made being an 18^th-century woman so difficult: sickness and medicine; sex and birth control; childbirth and menstruation.

Due to the subject matter, admission is restricted to adults. 

The Seymour Historical Society is located at 59 West St. near Trinity Episcopal Church. 

The program is free to Seymour Historical Society members and $5 for non-members. Doors open at 1 p.m., and light refreshments will be served. 

For more information, contact psussman@snet.net, call 203-881-2156 or visit www.seymourhistoricalsociety.org.

This is a press release from Seymour Historical Society.