Events

Women the American Revolution Tried to Forget.

Join IWF Suncoast and three of the most renowned female historians as we reveal the remarkable women, Patriot and Loyalist alike, whose leadership and courage helped shape the birth of the U.S. 

American Turns 250!  We're marking the nation's semiquincentennial by spotlighting the women who shaped its birth--yet were written out of its story.

Why You Absolutely Want to Be in This Room & What You'll Gain from the Conversation

For one hour, IWF members will have an unprecedented opportunity to step behind the familiar story of the American Revolution and explore the untold stories of women who moved intelligence, financed resistance, influenced political leaders, and quietly altered the course of history.

• See the Revolution differently; through the networks of women who shaped it and how they built hidden networks of influence during the Revolution.
• Understand the real risks women took on both sides of the conflict. Many of these women operated in plain sight. Others lived double lives where their discovery could have meant ruin, or worse.
• Reframe leadership, strategy, and resilience through the lens of women who practiced it long before they were recognized for it. Engage directly with three powerhouse historians redefining how America understands its own origins.

This is the kind of conversation that changes how you think about leadership, and who gets remembered.  

The stories of these brave women are still often clouded in secret. Until now!

Join fellow IWF members for a conversation that promises insight, discovery, and a fresh look at the founding of a nation.

This will be a moderate discussion with guest speakers:

Sarah Botstein

Co‑Director & Producer, Florentine Films The American Revolution

One of the most acclaimed documentary producers in America, Sarah Botstein has spent more than two decades shaping landmark PBS films with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, including The Vietnam War, Hemingway, Prohibition, and The U.S. and the Holocaust. Her work is known for redefining how Americans understand their own history. 

Dr. Jane Kamensky

President & CEO, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

A leading historian of early America, Dr. Kamensky spent 30 years at Harvard as a professor and director of the Schlesinger Library before taking the helm at Monticello. She is an award‑winning author whose work brings rigorous scholarship and bold storytelling to the heart of America's founding narrative.

Maya Jasanoff

Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University

 A globally recognized historian of the British Empire and the American Loyalist experience, Jasanoff is the prize‑winning author of Liberty's Exiles, Edge of Empire, and The Dawn Watch. Her work reframes the Revolution as a global story and the women within it as strategic actors, not footnotes.

Nancy May

VP North Region, IWF Florida Suncoast

A respected leader within IWF Suncoast, premier podcaster and boardroom expert, Nancy May will moderate this conversation with the insight, depth, and strategic perspective that have defined her leadership across the region.

This Is Our Moment

As the United States marks 250 years, IWF Suncoast is claiming our place in the story--by elevating the women who shaped the nation long before they were allowed to claim credit.

Bring your curiosity.

Bring your questions.

Bring your voice.

Because history is finally ready to tell the truth and you deserve a front‑row seat. 

Please come ready with one question for special guest historians.