In February, JASNA held a joint meeting of all of the Georgia reading groups at Violet Bank, a beautiful historic home in Griffin. We are very grateful to our hosts for opening up their home for our meeting!
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| Violet Bank |
We began the meeting with some coffee and refreshments, and then our monthly member spotlight:
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| Randy enjoying the coffee courtesy of our hosts and Safehouse Coffee |
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| February Member Spotlight: Phyllis recalls when she earned a place in Honors English for reading Jane Austen at the poolside *cough* which was hiding a copy of Peyton Place inside of it! |
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| Dr. Laura Thomason |
Dr. Thomason explained that marriage in Jane Austen’s time was in a state of transition. Rather than base their marriage choices on romance or money, the women that Dr. Thomason researched found an alternate qualification for their future husbands: friendship and companionship. Through an interactive, “Marriage Game” activity, Dr. Thomason demonstrated the hurdles that a couple would face in making a marriage match.
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| Kristen's marriage prospects were diminished by drawing the bad reputation card! |
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| The Marriage Game |
A great time was had by all!
Photos courtesy of Laura at Peach Photos (http://www.peach-photo.com/).
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