Open to the public
No charge
Reservations required for each meeting.
Reservations are available for 2024-2025 programs for members on August 12 and for the public on August 19 for in-person attendance.
BIOGRAPHY BOOK CLUB
Each moderated small group will focus on the life of a prominent person. A suggested reading list of available books from the King Library will be distributed once registered. The book group requires attendees to read at least one of the suggested books and come ready to discuss.
Maud Howe Elliott (1854-1948) founded, in 1912, the Art Association of Newport and in 1934, the Civic Arts Association in Palm Beach, renamed The Society of the Four Arts in 1936. Her life was devoted to arts advocacy, a woman’s right to vote and political activism. Her literary achievements included authoring several books, one of which received a Pulitzer about her mother Julia Ward Howe, the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, suffragist, poet and peace activist.
Moderator: Dr. Rachel Schipper
Biography: Dr. Rachel Schipper, after 30 years in university administration, became the director of libraries at the Four Arts in 2014. She completed master’s degrees in Museum Studies and Library Science and holds an Ed.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science. Rachel volunteers as a docent and enjoys mediating in County and Family court in her spare time.