Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7 pm. at the Grange

— from DVSAS of Orcas Island —

In support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, come join DVSAS this October 10th, 2015, for a reading of an award winning play by Nicola Pearson entitled, “Carried by the Current.”

Based on true events of the late 1800s, this play tells the story of a group of women from Belton, Texas, who come together to create the first safe house for battered women in this country. The women, all from wealthy white families, took on menial jobs, such as selling their eggs, butter and cheese, chopping firewood and doing laundry, to raise money for their Common Fund. They claimed that their religion – sanctificationism – forbade them from taking their husbands’ money and sharing their beds, which earned them the nickname of ‘Sanctified Sisters’ and led the townspeople to take up arms against them, in support of their husbands.

Eventually the women moved in together, and from there they went on to great success as independent business people. This staged reading will take place at the Grange and we invite you to come and watch actors bring life to this incredible story of success and learn about the visionary women behind it. The reading will be held on October 10th, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the Grange.

Entry is free; donations gladly accepted in support of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juans

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