Thomas Jefferson Foundation Lecture
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello
and the University of Virginia Library
are pleased to present the
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Lecture
"Pursuing Happiness in the
Revolutionary Atlantic"
by: Sarah Pearsall
Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
Happiness was a preoccupation for many in the Anglophone world of the 1770s. However, what did it mean for the individuals—from noted authors such as Thomas Jefferson and Phillis Wheatley to far more obscure debaters, voyagers, and letter-writers of this era—who used it? This question, deceptively simple, opens up new ways of approaching this era. This lecture will grapple with the concept of happiness, puzzling out what it meant to a wide range of people across a broader landscape.
- Date:
- Monday, May 13, 2024
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Auditorium of Harrison/Small
- Campus:
- Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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