An Exhibit of Corsets Suggests Aaron Burr, Infamous Duelist, Was a Feminist

Cluain Meala (photo: Phyllis Galembo & Daniel Morel photographing Camilla Huey and Maria Reynolds) by Chloe Wyma Published: August 15, 2013 “There never was a greater villain that Aaron Burr…” begins a Harpers Monthly article from 1857. “His whole life is intrigue. Woman was his spoil.” Burr, the country’s third vice president, infamous duelist (who mortally wounded […]

Saturday. July 13. 12:30 p.m. The Burr-Hamilton Duo. Morris Jumel Mansion.

The Burr-Hamilton Duo Saturday, July 13, 2013, at 12:30 pm Kurt Thometz and Jimmy Napoli  will be representing Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in a dialog on their common interests in Thomas Jefferson, Federalism, Civil Rights, Women, Slander, Sedition and Treason, amongst other things.  Join us in a thrilling and fun-filled excavation of some Harlem […]

The Loves of Aaron Burr: Portraits in Corsetry and Binding by Camilla Huey

Introduction to Camilla Huey’s The Loves of Aaron Burr: Portraits in Corsetry and Binding. May – September, 2013.  The Morris-Jumel Mansion,  New York City. May – July, 2016.  The Henry Clay House, Lexington, Kentucky. By Kurt Thometz “You have heard me speak of a Miss Wollstonecraft, who has written something on the French Revolution; she […]