Early California Lecture Series: Women's Roles and Rights in Early California

Discussion of women's property rights in 19th century California.

(PRWEB) February 15, 2004 --WHAT:    Early California Lecture Series:Womens Roles and Rights in Early California

WHEN:   February 21, 2004 @ 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:   Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site, 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach 90807. Located northwest of the intersection of San Antonio Drive and Long Beach Boulevard.

ADMISSION: $3.00 members & students; $5.00 non-members (Includes light refreshments)Advance reservations requested; please call (562) 570-1755.

DETAILS: Law in California under Spain and Mexico provided women with certain rights and were not available in the United States under established English legal traditions. Ms. Schuele, a judicial law clerk in the United States Bankruptcy Court and the executive director of the California Supreme Court Historical Society, will compare the two systems and discuss examples of womens property rights in 19th century California.

UPCOMING LECTURES:
March 13: The Hide and Tallow Economy in Early California

April 17: The History & Heritage of Mexican Los Angeles: Ranchos to Barrios, 1781 -- Present

May 8: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Californio Ranchos

For additional information or make reservations, please call (562) 570-1755 or visit www.rancholoscerritos.org.

PRESENTED BY:   Lecture series supported by Friends of Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation. Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is owned and operated by the department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, City of Long Beach.

CONTACT: Eliza Boné
STOP DATE: February 21, 2004                          
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