Well-Behaved Women
Step into the world of remarkable women from the past through captivating historical performances. Experience the stories, struggles, and triumphs of plethora of unique individuals such as Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Anne Bonney, Alice Paul, Mary Brewster, Mary Surratt, and Anne Hutchinson
Because every woman has a story…
Performances
Petticoat Despot: The Life of Abigail aDams
Welcome to 1814 and take a look back at the life of our second first lady, Abigail Adams
Abigail on the Constitution
Wouldn’t you like to know where John and Abigail Adams were during the Constitutional Convention?
John and Abigail: A lifetime of letters
A small sampling of the letters sent between these two dearest partners (guest voice: Michael Simpson).
Abigail and the Flags of the American Revolution
Abigail and the Tea Party
Abigail at War
The Child I never held: Stillbirth in the 1770’s
Abigail at Sea
Abigail in France
Abigail in England
The Wound in my Bosom: Abigail on the loss of her daughter Nabby
Abigail and the republican Court
Bonds of Ink And Revolution: Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson
A virtuous Affair
First Holiday in the President’s house with Lady Adams
Surviving Jamestown: Temperance FlowerDew
Breach of Promise: Cecily Bailey Jordan Farrar
Mother of the Mayflower: Mary Brewster
Banished from the Bay colony: The life of Anne Hutchinson.
I come in Obedience: Martha Dyer
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson
I will not Confess a Lie: Martha Corey
Love…Yes, Obey…No: Sarah Harrison Blair
Anne Bonny’s Revenge: A Pirate’s life
The Burning of Washington
And Jessie Too: the life of Jessie Benton Fremont
She Grew the Nest: the death of mary Surratt.
Louisa May Alcott: Civil War Nurse
Daughter of the Confederacy: Winnie Davis
First Lady of Sorrow: The Commitment of Mary Todd Lincoln
More than a President’s Wife: Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
Marmee and Me: Abigail May Alcott and Louisa May
Around the world: the life of Nellie Bly
Storming the Centennial: The life of Matilda Joslyn Gage
Voting Like a Girl: The life of Alice Paul
Ink, Oranges and Alligators: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Locked Doors, Open Sky: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
December in Concord: Christmas with the alcotts
MRs. Claus’ Christmas Traditions
The Bells Still Ring: Alice Mary Longfellow
It took a while to come to a consensus on what style our nation's new flag would be, Abigail walks you through several variations that were used during the early years.
In 1774, Abigail shares with the Ladies of Braintree the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party. Living now under the Intolerable Acts, she begins to see the path to Revolution
In 1782, Abigail Adams addresses the ladies of Braintree and discusses the trials of living in a time of war
In 1777, Abigail Adams lost her last child, to a full-term stillbirth. Join her as she tries to make sense of the tragedy in her letters to John.
In 1784, Abigail Adams and her daughter Nabby set off on the journey of a lifetime.
Reunited with John after 4 years in France, Abigail learns to a be a continental woman.
The life of an ambassador’s wife can be lonely. Join Abigail during her time in England
After Nabby passes away from breast cancer, Abigail struggles to come to terms with her loss.
What was it like to follow Lady Washington and be the premier hostess in the capital?
Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren discuss their historic friendship and the fracture. (Duet Available, Inquire for more Information)
Abigail Adams tells you all about her friendship and falling out with Thomas Jefferson. (Duet Available, Inquire for more Information)
James Lovell has what Abigail Adams needs…information. What will she do to get it?
John and Abigail Adams moved to Washington City in Nov 1800, what was the first Holiday Season like?
Temperance Flowerdew survived the starving winter of the Jamestown Colony.
The inside story of the first woman sued in Virginia
What happened on the voyage and that first year in Plymouth? Mary Brewster tells her story.
A forward-thinking woman enrages the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Hear the story of a Quaker woman executed in Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs.
Told in her own words, written almost 400 years ago, learn how Mary survived capture during King Phillip’s War.
In the culmination of the frenzy that was the Salem Witch Trials, poor Martha Corey undergoes immeasurable trials and suffering only to be found guilty and hanged.
In the 17th century the unprecedented happened, a woman refused her vow to obey her husband. Sarah shares why she said no 3 times.
The “true” story of one of the most famous female pirates.
See what happened during one of the most terrifying times in American History from the perspective of Dolley Madison.
Jessie Benton Fremont made her husband famous; but chafed under restrictions placed on women.
Mary Surratt tells you about her life and those fraught days after Lincoln’s assassination,
December 1863 Louisa volunteers to serve a nurse in the Capitol City.
Torn between two conflicting sides, Winnie Davis’ short life explored.
A year after her breakdown, Mary Todd Lincoln shares her tragic life.
It’s hard to be the widow of a president, especially one barely remembered. Crete Garfield tells her story.
No one inspired Louisa more that her own Mother, hear about this remarkable mother daughter team.
One of the first female reporters in NYC, she went to great lengths to get the best stories.
Find out about the forgotten member of the great triumvirate, and her connection to a fairyland we all love.
Alice Paul tells you about her life of service to ensuring the rights of women in America and England.
Marjorie Rawlings fell in love with Florida and her people. She just wanted to share it with the world. Why did it all go wrong?
Living in the shadow of an exacting man isn’t easy, and for shy Anne Morrow it was both excruciating and exhilarating. From the heights of the atmosphere, to the lowest of lows, she tells us her story.
Louisa wrote many Christmas stories and held a special love for the holiday her whole life.
A brief history of Christmas and various traditions.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s daughter tells the heartbreaking and reaffirming story of his Christmas poem.
Colonial Programs
19th Century Programs
20th Century Programs
Christmas Programs
About
Marcea Oetting is a member of the Daughters of American Revolution and several other various historical groups. She is a honorary regent of the Adams-Onis Treaty Chapter in Florida. She acquired her Bachelors in History at the University of Iowa and hopes to bring history to life for those who listen to her performances because every woman has a story.
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