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A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Join us on September 6, when we begin A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa. The discussion is free and open to the public. Click here to register.


On Zoom: Tuesdays, 7pm
9/6 Chapters 1-5
9/13: Chapters 6-11
9/20: Chapters 12-18
9/27: Chapters 19-24
10/4: Chapters: 25-26 + Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa will join the chat
Presented in partnership with the Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education

Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory’s A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa’s groundbreaking novel illuminates a little-discussed aspect of history—the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade—witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to bear more slaves."