Lecture: Women Spies in the Civil War – Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Bowser, March 16, 2 pm

$5/person at the door, or register online at www.TucsonPresidio.com/calendars

Elise Moore tells the story of two amazing women who played a major role for the Union during the Civil War. Hear from Moore about Elizabeth Van Lew, an abolitionist, who ran a sophisticated spy ring for the Union from Richmond, Virginia. Mary Bowser, a former slave, was able to infiltrate the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by posing as an enslaved servant.

Lectures are held in the Monsoon Room at JoJo's Restaurant, 201 N. Court Ave., across the street from the Presidio Museum.