Windows in Time Lecture Series Presents “Wayward Girls of the Rogue Valley”

Medford, Oregon (December 19, 2022) — Jackson County has had its share of incorrigible girls. Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) Archivist Jan Wright will explore case studies of girls from the 1880s to the 1920s who just wanted to have fun and break away from social restrictions.  

Wright will discuss the contributing factors of the girls’ delinquency and society’s response and attempted reforms to their behavior on Wednesday, January 4 from 12 Noon–1:00 p.m. on Zoom as well as in-person at the Medford Library, 205 South Central Avenue. The lecture will be repeated on Wednesday, January 11 from 12 Noon–1:00 p.m. at the Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard. 

Pre-registration is needed to attend the online program, and can be found at jcls.libcal.com/calendar/jcls_event/WIT-Jan-2023.  A recording of the program will later be made available on the Jackson County Library Services YouTube channel; subscribe at youtube.com/c/JCLSBeyond. 

The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our Southern Oregon heritage. The lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Jackson County Library Services. For more information, please contact the Southern Oregon Historical Society at (541) 773-6536 or sohs.org or Jackson County Library Services at 541-774-8679 or jcls.org.