Events
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Prostitution and Power: Madams of Hell’s Half-Acre, 1876-1920
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesThis month, we will meet the women who lived and worked in Hell's Half-Acre, Fort Worth's red-light district, between the 1870s and the 1920s. TCU PhD candidate Jessica Webb will discuss the madams who ran the brothels and the influence they wielded in the city of Fort Worth--politically, economically, and in their own social sphere.... Read more »
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Fort Worth Architecture through 1945
Texas Christian University 3015 Merida Ave., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesExplore Fort Worth's architectural history from the founding of the city through the World War II years with Quentin McGown, local historian and probate judge. This two-hour evening discussion complemented by a six-hour bus tour focuses on both existing and lost structures and sites associated with the city's first century of growth. The course will... Read more »
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Tejano Tiger: Santos Benevides and the Texas-Mexico Borderlands
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesDr. Jerry Thompson will speak on his latest publication through the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and the TCU Press, Tejano Tiger: Jose de los Santos Benevides and the Texas-Mexico Borderlands, 1823-1891. Book signing to follow program. Admission Free!