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Elizabeth Willing Powel

Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins are joined by Historian Samantha Snyder to talk about a very important woman in Philadelphia Society in the eighteenth century: Elizabeth Willing Powel. Powel wielded significant political influence during the presidency of George Washington and traveled amongst the elite social circles of the city. Despite her fascinating story and fame of the day, Powel is only now becoming the subject of a full-length biography written by Snyder.Everything you need to follow and learn more here: https://linktr.ee/2c4h_podcastRelevant Links: Ladies Association of Philadelphia: https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/ladies-association-of-philadelphia/  Elizabeth and Samuel Powel's house: https://www.philalandmarks.org/powel-house  Elizabeth Willing Powel influences George Washington's choice to take a second term as president. https://magazine.mountvernon.org/2020/Winter/the-influencer.html  Image of Bushrod Washington: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/bushrod-washington/  Samantha Snyder on Twitter: @slsnyder2 Sam Snyder’s website: https://www.samanthalsnyder.com  Samantha Snyder’s essay on Elizabeth Willing Powel: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5720    To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins are joined by Historian Samantha Snyder to talk about a very important woman in Philadelphia Society in the eighteenth century: Elizabeth Willing Powel. Powel wielded significant political influence during the presidency of George Washington and traveled amongst the elite social circles of the city. Despite her fascinating story and fame of the day, Powel is only now becoming the subject of a full-length biography written by Snyder.Everything you need to follow and learn more here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/2c4h_podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/2c4h_podcast</a>Relevant Links:<ul> <li>Ladies Association of Philadelphia: <a href="https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/ladies-association-of-philadelphia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/ladies-association-of-philadelphia/</a> </li> <li>Elizabeth and Samuel Powel's house: <a href="https://www.philalandmarks.org/powel-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.philalandmarks.org/powel-house</a> </li> <li>Elizabeth Willing Powel influences George Washington's choice to take a second term as president. <a href="https://magazine.mountvernon.org/2020/Winter/the-influencer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://magazine.mountvernon.org/2020/Winter/the-influencer.html</a> </li> <li>Image of Bushrod Washington: <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/bushrod-washington/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/bushrod-washington/</a> </li> <li>Samantha Snyder on Twitter: @slsnyder2</li> <li>Sam Snyder’s website: <a href="https://www.samanthalsnyder.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.samanthalsnyder.com</a> </li> <li>Samantha Snyder’s essay on Elizabeth Willing Powel: <a href="https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5720" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5720</a> </li> </ul> To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Samantha Snyder - Founding Influencer Elizabeth Willing Powel

In this episode of Conversations at the Washington Library, Samantha Snyder speaks to Jim Ambuske about the life of Elizabeth Willing Powel. Powel was a prominent Philadelphian who became close to the Washington family. Although her loyalties were unclear in the early years of the American War for Independence, she eventually embraced the Revolution. Powel was at the center of Philadelphia politics, but her influence reached beyond the city to the banks of the Potomac and places further afield. In an era in which women could not vote or hold elected office, Powel was a power broker and king maker in Early American society.  About Our Guest: Samantha Snyder is the Reference Librarian at the Washington Library. She is responsible for developing the library's general collections and electronic resources, as well as managing all reference inquiries. She is currently at work on a biography of the life of Elizabeth Willing Powel.  About Our Host: Jim Ambuske, Ph.D. leads the Center for Digital History at the Washington Library. A historian of the American Revolution, Scotland, and the British Atlantic World, Ambuske graduated from the University of Virginia in 2016. He is a former Farmer Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Virginia Law Library. At UVA Law, Ambuske co-directed the 1828 Catalogue Project and the Scottish Court of Session Project.  He is currently at work on a book about emigration from Scotland in the era of the American Revolution as well as a chapter on Scottish loyalism during the American Revolution for a volume to be published by the University of Edinburgh Press.

In this episode of <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversations at the Washington Library</a>, Samantha Snyder speaks to Jim Ambuske about the life of <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/elizabeth-willing-powel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Willing Powel</a>. Powel was a prominent Philadelphian who became close to the Washington family. Although her loyalties were unclear in the early years of the American War for Independence, she eventually embraced the Revolution. Powel was at the center of Philadelphia politics, but her influence reached beyond the city to the banks of the Potomac and places further afield. In an era in which women could not vote or hold elected office, Powel was a power broker and king maker in Early American society.  About Our Guest: Samantha Snyder is the Reference Librarian at the Washington Library. She is responsible for developing the library's general collections and electronic resources, as well as managing all reference inquiries. She is currently at work on a biography of the life of Elizabeth Willing Powel.  About Our Host: Jim Ambuske, Ph.D. leads the <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Digital History</a> at the Washington Library. A historian of the American Revolution, Scotland, and the British Atlantic World, Ambuske graduated from the University of Virginia in 2016. He is a former Farmer Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Virginia Law Library. At UVA Law, Ambuske co-directed the<a href="http://archives.law.virginia.edu/catalogue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 1828 Catalogue Project</a> and the <a href="http://scos.law.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scottish Court of Session Project</a>.  He is currently at work on a book about emigration from Scotland in the era of the American Revolution as well as a chapter on Scottish loyalism during the American Revolution for a volume to be published by the University of Edinburgh Press.

124. The Power Broker and the King Maker: The Life of Elizabeth Willing Powel with Samantha Snyder