FIrst Sunday Lecture: First Women - Culture and Change Among the Creek and Cherokee

Thank you, Jennie Eldredge, for presenting “First Women: Culture and Change Among the Creek and Cherokee” at last Sunday’s First Sunday Lecture.  

The very informative lecture discussed the roles of women in Cherokee and Muscogee Creek cultures both before and after relocation. The shared ancestry of both groups in Georgia and how women anchored these matrilineal groups throughout their history was discussed in detail.

Jennie Eldredge has been the Museum Manager for the City of Smyrna since October of 2017, overseeing the Museum and 3 historic cemeteries. She graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in Anthropology, and an M.A. in Heritage Preservation.