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SUMMARY:Kenneth R. Dooley\, playwright & author\, "The Murder Trial of John Gordon"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Irish immigrant John Gordon was the last person executed by the State of Rhode Island\, after his conviction for the murder of Cranston mill owner\, Amasa Sprague\, in 1843. Ken Dooley will speak about his play\, which sheds new light on this infamous 165-year-old incident. Dooley’s meticulously researched and intriguing play dramatizes just how and why Gordon was wrongly convicted during an era when prejudice towards Irish Catholics was all too common. \n“The Murder Trial of John Gordon” opens at the R.I. Center for Performing Arts in Cranston (also known as the Park Theater) January 14\, for a 21-show run\, weekends through February 20. For directions\, ticket information: www.ParkTheatreRI.com or 401-467-7275 \nNewport resident\, Author\, playwright\, director and Cranston native\, KENNETH R. DOOLEY has published 38 books\, including Management by Auerbach\, in 1992\, and the recently completed Judgment at Yokohama\, based on a real-life incident involving the capture and execution of Lt. Robert E. Thorpe\, a Cranston native\, during WWII. His other recent play is The Auerbach Dynasty\, based on the life of Red Auerbach\, which the NBA plans to produce for an opening at Cranston’s Park Theater in 2011. His professional background includes nearly 30 years in publishing and its related educational film production industries. Dooley received his B.A. from Providence College and studied screenwriting and directing at the New York School of Film and the Eugene O’Neil Theater in Waterford\, CT. We welcome him for this\, his first speaking engagement with the Museum of Newport Irish History. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/kenneth-r-dooley-playwright-author-the-murder-trial-of-john-gordon/
CATEGORIES:2010-2011 Series (9th Annual),Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20101104T180000
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SUMMARY:Marian Mathison Desrosiers\, Ph.D.\, "Island Girl": Justice Florence Kerins Murray (1916-2004)"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Newporter’s may remember Justice Murray from her twenty-year service as “The Newport Judge” on R.I. Superior Court\, or for her two decades of tenure as the first woman Supreme Court Justice in Rhode Island. Most are not aware of the broad range of professional achievements and civic contributions of this Fifth Ward-raised member of the Kerins and Sullivan clans. Among other accomplishments\, Florence Kerins Murray taught in a one-room schoolhouse\, was one of the first women to attend Boston University Law School\, was the youngest lieutenant colonel in the Women’s Army Corp and was a member of the Newport School Committee that built three new schools in the mid-20th century. Despite the scope of her accomplishments\, Justice Murray referred to herself as an “Island Girl”\, and she chose to live in Newport and give back to the community that shaped and nurtured her. The lecture will include a video interview with Justice Murray filmed in 2001. \nMARIAN MATHISON DESROSIERS is an independent scholar and Adjunct Professor of History and Humanities at Salve Regina University\, where she earned her Ph.D. She is an executive board member of the National Council for Social Studies and a two-time Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Desrosiers has researched and written on 19th century Irish immigration\, women in positions of leadership during wartime and in the judiciary\, among other topics. The subject of Dr. Desrosiers’ doctoral dissertation was Justice Florence Kerins Murray\, and we welcome her for this\, her first speaking engagement with the Museum of Newport Irish History. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/marian-mathison-desrosiers-ph-d-island-girl-justice-florence-kerins-murray-1916-2004/
CATEGORIES:2010-2011 Series (9th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:William J. Matthews\, Ph.D.\, "Eamon De Valera: The Man Who Was 20th Century Ireland"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]One can does not talk about 20th century Ireland without considering Eamon DeValera. No one was more controversial\, and no one had a greater effect in shaping Ireland in his own image than “Dev”. Without question\, during his time in power\, DeValera was one of the greatest politicians on the world stage. With power\, however\, also comes controversy. In this lecture\, Professor Matthews will discuss DeValera from his early life to his rise to power in Sinn Féin\, his refusal to accept the Treaty\, his role in the Civil War\, and Ireland post WWII. \nWILLIAM J. MATTHEWS received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut and has been a professor with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for over 30 years. Dr. Matthews holds dual American/Irish citizenship and has studied many areas of Irish history\, including the Irish Uprising and Civil War. We warmly welcome Dr. Matthews back for this\, his sixth speaking engagement with the Museum of Newport Irish History. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/william-j-matthews-ph-d-eamon-de-valera-the-man-who-was-20th-century-ireland/
CATEGORIES:2010-2011 Series (9th Annual),Lectures
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