Wellesley Historical Society Speaker Series: Megan Marshall
Museum
Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Megan Marshall discusses her new book, After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart (2025), a collection of essays that blends memoir, biography, and cultural history. Marshall will explore the art of biography and the surprising lives that have shaped her work, from Sophia Peabody Hawthorne to Black Power activist Jonathan Jackson. Through these essays, she reveals how stories of the past can illuminate the challenges and possibilities of the present. Sunday, November 15 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Wakelin Room, Wellesley Free Library main branch Expand your reach via paid advertising on Swellesley.
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