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Thu, Jun 11
|Oatlands Carriage House
Pride Past and Present: Introducing Hannah Nokes, a Black Transgender Woman from Loudoun County
Learn about the life and legacy of Hannah Nokes.
Time & Location
Jun 11, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Oatlands Carriage House, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg
About the event
In celebration of Pride Month, join historian Amy Bertsch for a discussion about the life and legacy of Hannah Nokes, a Loudoun native who made headlines for her gender nonconformity in the 1930s.
Following her talk, Amy will sell and sign copies of Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion, published by the University of Virginia Press. Books available for purchase.
The event is free and open to the public. Advance reservations are not required.
https://oatlands.org/event/pride-past-and-present-introducing-hannah-nokes/
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