“Dear Mrs. Walter B. JESSICA Henderson” Some of us women remember when using our first name and not our husband’s when addressed was still considered  unconventional; yet many women a century and more ago did this and so much more to further women’s rights.  With the help of members of the Wayland Historical Society, Wayland High School teacher Kevin Delaney and students of the Wayland High School History Project team reveal the subject of their newest local history project on May 3.  Delaney HAD planned to do a general survey of what was going on in Wayland during the years of the Great War or World War I, but his attention was caught early on by the compelling story of Jessica Henderson. Our region is well known for its extensive collection of reformers over the years, but one who was somehow forgotten is Wayland’s own Jessica Lord Cox Henderson, who moved to town in the early 20th century and proceeded to raise a family. 3:00 pm, WHS lecture hall, South Building; follow the signs. Join Kevin Delaney, students and the Wayland Historical Society for some storytelling about a one-of-a-kind firebrand whose life will make you wonder how she was ever overlooked.  Refreshments will be served.

PLEASE NOTE: This program, originally called OVER HERE AND OVER THERE: WORLD WAR I WAYLAND and scheduled for the Wayland Public Library, will be held instead in the lecture hall at Wayland High School. WORLD WAR I: WAYLAND will be the subject of a program in 2015-16.