{"title": "Lectures on Tap: Founding Mothers: How Women Shaped American Politics with Professor Lindsey Cormack", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "The Urbane Arts Club", "address": "Beverley Road 1016, 11218 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/womens-history"], "description": "An evening lecture in a bar setting, part of the Lectures on Tap series where professors and experts give talks over drinks. Professor Lindsey Cormack speaks on 'Founding Mothers: How Women Shaped American Politics', showing how women long shaped American politics even when excluded from formal power. She explores how women built informal networks and political infrastructure, describing this work as 'civic care' that keeps democracy alive between news cycles. 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