Fight for Literacy

A Visit with Jane Austen’s 5th Great Niece

Saturday, October 17, 2:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St, Arlington, VA 22204

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Speakers: Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, and Arlington’s Jennifer Sauter-Price, Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.)

Caroline Jane Knight will join us via zoom from Australia. Caroline is the last of Jane’s nieces to grow up in Chawton where Jane herself lived and wrote her most beloved works. Caroline brings Jane Austen’s world vividly to life through childhood memories and family stories passed down through generations. She will also relate her journey from family member to founder and champion of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.

Jennifer Sauter-Price, founder of Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.), will speak about R.E.A.D.’s mission and about their partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Through this initiative, every child in Arlington will be able to get a free book every month up to the age of 5 years.

Tea and light refreshments will be served

English Country Dance Demonstration – Alexandria Assembly

Ages 13 and up. Wear your fascinator.